The Following Is a Simple Frequency Distribution Table

question 67

Multiple Choice

The following is a simple frequency distribution table.Suppose we convert this table to a cumulative frequency distribution.The frequencies in each interval of the cumulative frequency distribution would be

• A)5,8,10,14,20 (top down summary)
• B)6,10,12,15,20 (bottom up summary)
• C)both A and B,depending on how the data were summarized
• D)It is not possible to summarize the data using a cumulative frequency distribution.

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