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Percentage Frequency Distribution

In: Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods

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Edited by: Paul J. Lavrakas

Published: 2008

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963947.n372
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A percentage frequency distribution is a display of data that specifies the percentage of

observations that exist for each data point or grouping of data points. It is a particularly useful
method of expressing the relative frequency of survey responses and other data. Many times,
percentage frequency distributions are displayed as tables or as bar graphs or pie charts.

The process of creating a percentage frequency distribution involves first identifying the total
number of observations to be represented; then counting the total number of observations within
each data point or grouping of data points; and then dividing the number of observations within
each data point or grouping of data points by the total number of observations. The sum of all the
percentages corresponding to each data ...

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