Conditional Relative Frequencies

Definition

Conditional relative frequencies refer to the proportion or percentage of one category given another category. It shows how likely an event is based on a specific condition.

Analogy

Think about ordering pizza toppings. The conditional relative frequency would be like calculating how often people order pepperoni given that they already ordered cheese as a topping.

Related terms

Marginal Relative Frequencies: The proportion or percentage of a specific category in relation to the total number of observations, without considering any other categories.

Joint Relative Frequencies: The proportion or percentage of two categories occurring together out of the total number of observations.

Contingency Table: A table used to display joint and conditional relative frequencies for two categorical variables.