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When a sample (chapter 2) of beings or of observations is classified with respect to a quantitative or qualitative variate, several observations may be located in the same class or have the same value. The number of beings or of observations “falling” in that class or possessing that value is then called the frequency (or absolute frequency) of that class or of that value. Since the sample is usually spread over several classes, the sum of the frequencies of all classes is called the total frequency. The total frequency of a sample is thus synonymous with sample size. Table 3.1.1 shows how a sample of 76 male North American martens (Martes americana) is spread, distributed, with respect to the length of the skull measured in mm. Such a table is called a frequency table.
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Jolicoeur, P. (1999). Frequencies and probabilities. In: Introduction to Biometry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4777-8_4
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