Table that presents the actual frequencies of a statistical attribute and in which these frequencies are compared to each of the modalities, values or statistical classes taken by this characteristic.
Example
- Here is a table that presents the distribution of students at a primary school:
Ages of students at a primary school
| Ages | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Total |
| Frequency | 18 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 176 |
- Here is a table that presents the distribution of the results of grade 6 students on a government-standardized test:
Distribution of grades
| Grades | Frequency |
| 91-100 | 11 |
| 81-90 | 17 |
| 71-80 | 12 |
| 61-70 | 19 |
| 51-60 | 10 |
| Total | 69 |