Analyze how often items occur in a dataset relative to the total number of items.
Data Entry
Frequency Distribution
Total Sample Size6Unique categories: 3
3
Apples
50.00%
Ratio: 0.5000
2
Oranges
33.33%
Ratio: 0.3333
1
Bananas
16.67%
Ratio: 0.1667
Overview
Relative frequency is the ratio (fraction or proportion) of the number of times a value of the data occurs in the set of all outcomes to the total number of outcomes. It tells you what percentage of the total each category represents.
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Pro Tips
Use this to summarize categorical data like survey responses or experimental outcomes.
Compare relative frequencies across different sample sizes to see if proportions remain consistent.
Ensure all items are consistently named (e.g., 'Apple' and 'apple' are treated as different items).
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Mathematical Formula
The relative frequency is calculated by dividing the individual frequency of a category by the total sample size:
