ORGANIZING AND GRAPHING QUALITATIVE DATA.
- Frequency Distributions
- Relative Frequency and Percentage Distributions
- Graphical Presentation of Qualitative Data
- Bar Graphs
- Pie Charts
Frequency Distributions
Definition
A frequency distribution for qualitative data lists all categories and the number of elements that belong to each of the categories.
Example 2-1
A sample of 30 employees from large companies was selected, and these employees were asked how stressful their jobs were. The responses of these employees are recorded next where very represents very stressful, somewhat means somewhat stressful, and none stands for not stressful at all.
Example 2-1
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Some what |
None |
Somewhat |
Very |
Very |
None |
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Very |
Somewhat |
Somewhat |
Very |
Somewhat |
Somewhat |
|
Very |
Somewhat |
None |
Very |
None |
Somewhat |
|
Somewhat |
Very |
Somewhat |
Somewhat |
Very |
None |
|
Somewhat |
Very |
very |
somewhat |
None |
Somewhat |
Construct a frequency distribution table for these data.
Solution 2-1
Table 2.4 Frequency Distribution of Stress on Job.
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Stress on Job |
Tally |
Frequency (f) |
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Very Somewhat None |
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10 14 6 |
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Sum = 30 |