Frequency Tables

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What is a frequency table?

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A frequency table is a way to organize data that shows how often each item or category occurs.

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How do you find the total number of items in a frequency table?

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Add up all the frequencies (the numbers) in the table.

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What does the highest frequency in a frequency table represent?

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It represents the item or category that occurs the most often.

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If a frequency table shows 5 votes for apples and 10 votes for bananas, how many total votes are there?

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15 votes.

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What is the purpose of a frequency table?

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To summarize and display data in a clear and organized way.

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How can you tell which item is the least popular in a frequency table?

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Look for the lowest frequency number in the table.

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What does it mean if a frequency table has a total of 30 votes?

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It means that 30 people participated in the survey or voting.

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If 20 people voted for chips and 10 for nuts, how many voted for either chips or nuts?

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30 people.

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What is the difference between a tally chart and a frequency table?

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A tally chart uses marks to count, while a frequency table uses numbers to show counts.

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How can you represent data visually from a frequency table?

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You can create a bar graph or pie chart to show the data.