Frequency Histograms

and Polygons

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Frequency Histograms
and Polygons
By Daniel Hyde
CONSTRUCTING GRAPHS FDT

A Frequency Distribution Table Score Tally Frequency

(FDT) is used to organise raw 2 2
data.
3 2
A pair of dice was rolled 50 times 4 4
and the sum recorded.
5 4
Construct a frequency 6 4
distribution table. 7 11
8 9
7 7 10 12 8 7 9 8 6 10 9 8
9 9 8 5 7 3 6 4 5 7 10 4
4 4 8 7 10 8 9 7 11 7 11 1
5 9 4 6 3 9 2 7 8 8 12 1
9 7 5 8 10 6 8 7 9 2 Total 50

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CONSTRUCTING GRAPHS Frequency Histogram
Construct a frequency histogram to illustrate the data.

Score Tally Frequency 12 Rolling Dice

2 2 11

3 2 10

4 4 9

5 4 8

Frequency
7
6 4
6
7 11 5

8 9 4

9 8 3

10 4 2

1
11 1
12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Total 50 Sum of Dice

 CONSTRUCTING GRAPHS Histogram Features
Features of a Frequency Histogram
Rolling Dice Heading
12

Appropriate 11

labelling of 10
No gaps
axes 9 between
8 columns
Frequency

Labels 6

5
Columns all
the same
4
width
3

Half 2

column 1
gap here
Labels
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Sum of Dice
 CONSTRUCTING GRAPHS Frequency Polygon
Construct a frequency polygon to illustrate the data.

12 Rolling Dice
This is usually
drawn on top of a 11

Frequency 10
Now join each
Histogram dot starting at
9
the ‘origin’
8
Frequency

Place a dot at 2
This line should
the top of each join the x-axis
1
column (in the at the next
centre) marker
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Sum of Dice
 Frequency Histograms
and Polygons
By Daniel Hyde

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