frequency distribution
frequency distribution — 名詞
1. A table, chart, or graph that organises a dataset by listing each possible value
頻率分佈
資料值出現次數的統計排列
A table, chart, or graph that organises a dataset by listing each possible value alongside the number of times it appears — for instance, a tally of how many customers belong to each age group, or how often each score was achieved on a test.
The research team created a frequency distribution comparing test scores across five classes.
研究團隊建立了頻率分佈，以顯示五個班級的測驗成績分佈情形。
frequency distribution + of [variable] for showing spread
Nadia's frequency distribution of customer ages revealed that most buyers were between thirty and forty-five.
Nadia 的客戶年齡頻率分佈顯示，大多數購買者年齡介於三十至四十五歲之間。
A frequency distribution of monthly rainfall helped the Watanabe family decide which crops to plant.
月降雨量的頻率分佈幫助 Watanabe 一家決定種植哪些作物。
The economics report included a frequency distribution of household incomes for each of six regions.
這份經濟學報告列出了六個地區各自的家庭收入頻率分佈。
Kwame used a frequency distribution to count how many survey participants chose each answer.
Kwame 利用頻率分佈來統計每個選項有多少調查參與者選擇。
- histogram
A specific graphical type of frequency distribution using bars; narrower in meaning.
- frequency table
Focuses on the tabular form; slightly more concrete and less abstract.
- distribution
Shorter, broader term used in statistics; can also refer to probability distributions.
- frequency chart
Emphasises the visual/graphical format; used in less formal settings.
文法句型
frequency distribution + of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Commonly followed by 'of' to specify the variable or dataset being summarised (e.g. 'frequency distribution of test scores'). The term covers both tabular layouts (frequency tables) and graphical forms (histograms, bar charts). Frequent in academic papers, research reports, and data-analysis software documentation.