Course: Statistics
Date: 28 January 2026
Time: 1:15 PM
Topic: Frequency Distribution
Example : frequency distribution of talent ration of boys
Graphs :
Title : same as frequency distribution title, Type of graph and variable name
Axis : variable lables, value lables, statatics being used
Example : Favourite beattle for name John, George, paul, ringo, other
FD of favourite beattle : x and f
Pie chart :
- Each value of variable is presented by slice
- Nominal and ordinal scale variable <= 5 values
- F, f0
- Pie chart for above example
Bar Chart :
- Nominal, ordinal > 5 values
- X axis : horizontal, variable lable, value lables
- Y axis : Vertical : statatics using, use a bar to represent each value
- Bars do not touch
- Example : Bar chart of talent rates of battles
Types of bar chart :
3. Histogram : Interval/ ratio
- x axis : variable lable
- y axis : statatics (q0, f)
- bars touch
Examples : Histogram of students beer consumption
Real limits of class interval
- Common boundaries if class identified
- Formula : (upper limit of one interval + lower limit of next interval) / 2
Frequency Polygone interval / ratio
- Values are represented by a point
- Connect the points
- Example : Frequency polygone of students beer consumption
Ogive – represent the cf of cq0
- Number of cases / people have scored lower
- Formula :