There are many ways of organising data so that we can understand the data more easily. One of the ways of presenting data is with a frequency table. The word frequency means "how many" or "the number of" so a frequency table tells us how many of each item we have. Look at this video to see how we can create a frequency table.
A frequency table is a table which show the "number of" or "frequency of" each item.
Mr. Rodriguez recorded the number of pets owned by each of the students in his class. He found that $15$15 people had no pets, $19$19 people had one pet, $3$3 people had two pets and $8$8 people had three pets.
Write Mr. Rodriguez's results in the frequency table below.
Number of Pets | Frequency |
---|---|
$0$0 | $\editable{}$ |
$1$1 | $\editable{}$ |
$2$2 | $\editable{}$ |
$3$3 | $\editable{}$ |
The average temperature for each month in Tallsville was recorded in the table below.
Month | Temperature |
---|---|
January | $32$32 |
February | $24$24 |
March | $29$29 |
April | $21$21 |
May | $27$27 |
June | $31$31 |
July | $25$25 |
August | $19$19 |
September | $15$15 |
October | $29$29 |
November | $26$26 |
December | $30$30 |
Which month was the hottest?
September
February
July
January
Which month was the coldest?
February
September
January
July
Which two months had the same average temperature?
February
October
March
July
Monica asked $30$30 people to choose their favourite type of movie. $10$10 people chose Action, $14$14 people chose Comedy and $6$6 people chose Documentary.
Type of Movie | Frequency |
---|---|
$A$A | $10$10 |
$B$B | $14$14 |
$C$C | $6$6 |
Which answer shows the correct type of movie categories for $A$A, $B$B, and $C$C?
A - Action
B - Comedy
C - Documentary
A - Action
B - Documentary
C - Comedy
A - Comedy
B - Action
C - Documentary
A - Comedy
B - Documentary
C - Action