RelativeFrequency

Howoftensomethinghappensdividedbyalloutcomes.

Example:Yourteamhaswon9gamesfromatotalof12gamesplayed:
theFrequencyofwinningis9
theRelativeFrequencyofwinningis9/12=75%

AlltheRelativeFrequenciesaddupto1(exceptforanyroundingerror).

Example:TravelSurvey
92peoplewereaskedhowtheygottowork:
35usedacar
42tookpublictransport
8rodeabicycle
7walked
TheRelativeFrequencies(to2decimalplaces)are:
Car:35/92=0.38
PublicTransport:42/92=0.46
Bicycle:8/92=0.09
Walking:7/92=0.08

0.38+0.46+0.09+0.08=1.01
(Itwouldbeexactly1ifwehadusedperfectaccuracy),

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