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Class Interval


One of the ranges into which data in a frequency distribution table (or histogram) are binned. The ends of a class interval are called class limits, and the middle of an interval is called a class mark.


See also

Bin, Class Boundaries, Class Limits, Class Mark, Histogram, Sheppard's Correction

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References

Kenney, J. F. and Keeping, E. S. "Class Intervals." §1.9 in Mathematics of Statistics, Pt. 1, 3rd ed. Princeton, NJ: Van Nostrand, pp. 15-17, 1962.

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Class Interval

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Class Interval." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/ClassInterval.html

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