frequency polygon

American  

noun

Statistics.

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of frequency polygon

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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frequency polygon

To construct a frequency polygon, first examine the data and decide on the number of intervals and resulting interval size, for both the x-axis and y-axis.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 27, 2020

We will construct an overlay frequency polygon comparing the scores from Example 2.12 with the students’ final numeric grades.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 27, 2020

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 2.10 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