Histograms
Histograms
Relative Frequency
A relative frequency histogram compares each class interval to the total number of items. For example, in the table below the first interval ($1–$5) contains 8 out of the total of 32 items, so the relative frequency of the first class interval is 8/32 or 0.25.![Histogram Relative Frequency Histogram Relative Frequency](https://claregladwinresd.glk12.org/pluginfile.php/990/mod_book/chapter/502/Univariate/images/Histogram_Relative_Frequency.png)
The only difference between a frequency histogram and a relative frequency histogram is that the vertical axis uses relative or proportional frequency instead of simple frequency. See the graph below.
![Histogram_Relative_Frequency_graph Histogram_Relative_Frequency_graph](https://claregladwinresd.glk12.org/pluginfile.php/990/mod_book/chapter/502/Univariate/images/Histogram_Relative_Frequency_graph.png)