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   ocr: REQUENCY is the number of times some- - thing occurs. Distribution of frequency is the number of times something occurs within acertain range - for example, the number of people who are buying CDs (compact discs) within a certain age range. Toinvestigate the frequency with which certain groups ofp people buy CDs, we might give each group a number or letter. Fore example: Buyers aged 11 to 14 years = Group A Buyers aged 15 to 17 years = Group B Buyers aged 18 to 21 years == Group C Buyers aged 22 to 25 years == Group D Buyers aged 26 to 30 years == Group E We could then organize a survey ofindi ...