Office of Educational Assessment
Understanding Frequency Distributions
Frequency Distributions show the number of students who received various scores on a particular exam. Reports can be provided for several score names as requested on the ScorePak® Service Request.
Sample Frequency Dsitribution (20K PDF)
The top of the report presents the same summary statistics for the given score name as provided in the Score Statistics Report. Under this is a bar graph (the Score Frequency Table) which displays the relative frequency (percent) of the students who received each of the observed score values.
| Column Heading | Description |
|---|---|
| Score | Observed score value |
| Freq | Number of students who obtained this score value |
| Pct | Percent of students who obtained this score value |
| Cum. Pct | Cumulative percentage (from low to high) of students who obtained this score value or lower |