Frequency density is a term used in statistics, especially when creating histograms. It helps us understand how the data is spread across different ranges or intervals. To find the frequency density, you divide the frequency of a group (how many times something happens in that range) by the width of the interval. This tells you how crowded or dense the data is within that particular interval. Understanding frequency density is important when you want to compare how data is distributed in groups of different sizes, allowing for a more accurate representation in graphs like histograms.
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