Discrete Probability Distributions: Fresh Take

  • Create a discrete probability distribution and use it to find probabilities
  • Determine if probability models meet the conditions for a discrete probability model

Frequency, Relative Frequency, and Probability

Let’s analyze results from a national survey of college students.[1] In this survey, participants were asked a number of health-related questions, including some related to travel, exercise, sleep, and more.

Frequency distribution can also be presented in a bar graph rather than a table.


  1. American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment. (2020). Undergraduate student reference group data report, Fall 2019. https://www.acha.org/NCHA/ACHA-NCHA_Data/Publications_and_Reports/NCHA/Data/Reports_ACHA-NCHAIII.aspx