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• frequency distribution — Statistics. the correspondence of a set of frequencies with the set of categories, intervals, or values into which a population is classified. [1890 95] * * * In statistics, a graph or data set organized to show the frequency of occurrence of… …   Universalium

• distribution curve — noun : a graph of the frequencies of different values of a variable in a statistical distribution * * * Statistics. the curve or line of a graph in which cumulative frequencies are plotted as ordinates and values of the variate as abscissas. * *… …   Useful english dictionary

• distribution curve — /dɪstrəˈbjuʃən kɜv/ (say distruh byoohshuhn kerv) noun the curve or line of a graph whose axes or data are based upon a specific frequency distribution. See frequency distribution …  

• Occupancy frequency distribution — In macroecology and community ecology, an occupancy frequency distribution (OFD) is the distribution of the numbers of species occupying different numbers of areas.[1] It was first reported in 1918 by the Danish botanist Christen C. Raunkiær in… …   Wikipedia

• distribution — noun 1 way sth is shared or exists over an area ADJECTIVE ▪ egalitarian, equitable, fair ▪ to ensure a fair distribution of wealth ▪ inequitable, unfair ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• curve — 1. A nonangular continuous bend or line. 2. A chart or graphic representation, by means of a continuous line connecting individual observations, of the course of a physiologic activity, of the number of cases of a disease in a given period, or of …   Medical dictionary

• frequency curve — noun : a curve that graphically represents a frequency distribution * * * Statistics. a curve representing the frequency with which a variable assumes its values. [1890 95] …   Useful english dictionary

• Price-Jones curve — prīs jōnz n a graph of the frequency distribution of the diameters of red blood cells in a sample that has been smeared, stained, and magnified for direct observation and counting Price Jones Cecil (1863 1943) British hematologist. Price Jones… …   Medical dictionary

• distribution — 1. The passage of the branches of arteries or nerves to the tissues and organs. 2. The area in which the branches of an artery or a nerve terminate, or the area supplied by such an artery or nerve. 3. The relative numbers of individuals in each… …   Medical dictionary

• Bell curve grading — In education, grading on a bell curve (or simply known as curving) is a method of assigning grades designed to yield a desired distribution of grades among the students in a class. Strictly speaking, grading on a bell curve refers to the… …   Wikipedia

• Cumulative frequency analysis — is the applcation of estimation theory to exceedance probability (or equivalently to its complement). The complement, the non exceedance probability concerns the frequency of occurrence of values of a phenomenon staying below a reference value.… …   Wikipedia