frequency polygon

American

noun

Statistics.

a frequency curve consisting of connected line segments formed by joining the midpoints of the upper edges of the rectangles in a histogram whose class intervals are of uniform length.

Etymology

Origin of frequency polygon

First recorded in 1895–1900

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frequency polygon

Construct a frequency polygon from the frequency distribution for the 50 highest-ranked countries for depth of hunger.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 27, 2020

We will construct an overlay frequency polygon comparing the scores from Example 2.11 with the students’ final numeric grade.

From Textbooks ● Nov. 29, 2017

We will construct an overlay frequency polygon comparing the scores from Example 2.10 with the students’ final numeric grade.

From Textbooks ● Sep. 19, 2013

Include an overlayed frequency polygon and discuss the shapes of the distributions, the center, the spread, and any outliers.

From Textbooks ● Sep. 19, 2013

Construct a frequency polygon from the frequency distribution for the 50 highest ranked countries for depth of hunger.

From Textbooks ● Sep. 19, 2013

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