How do you compare two-way frequencies in a relative frequency table

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Darcy Rayner · Answer 1 · 2020-07-14T20:22:14+0000

To avoid such problems when comparing the categorical variables in a two-way frequency table, we need to exam the table by separate categories (rows or columns). When a relative frequency is determined based upon a row or column, it is called a "conditional" relative frequency.
Two-way relative frequency tables show what percent of data points fit in each category. ...
For example, here's how we would make column relative frequencies:
Step 1: Find the totals for each column.
Step 2: Divide each cell count by its column total and convert to a percentage.