Mathematics GCSE
Cumulative frequency in an experiment
What Cumulative frequency in an experiment means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Cumulative frequency in an experiment
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A running total of the event occurrences up to a stated number of trials.
Topics that use Cumulative frequency in an experiment
- Probability (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- bias
- Conditional probability
- Equally likely outcomes
- Event
- Expected frequencies
- Expected frequency
- expected outcomes
- Fair randomising device
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