Eroxl's Notes
Frequency Table

A frequency table is a listing of possible values for qualitative variables, together with the number of observations and/or relative frequencies for each value

Example

A campus press polled a sample of 300 undergrads in order to study the attitude towards a proposed change in on campus housing regulations. Summary of results of an opinion poll is as follows:

Response Frequency Proportion [1] Percentage [2]
Support 150 0.500 50.0%
Neutral 50 0.167 16.7%
Oppose 100 0.333 33.3%
Total 300 1 100%

1: Proportion is calculated as , ie. for Neutral 2: Percentage is calculated as , ie. for Neutral