Given two class intervals and their respective frequencies and relative frequencies, the ratio of the frequencies _________ the ratio of the relative frequencies.
A)is less than
B)is the same as
C)is larger than
D)could be less, equal, or larger than
E)less than or equal to

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The ratio of the frequencies is the same as the ratio of the relative frequencies because relative frequency is calculated by dividing the frequency of a class interval by the total number of observations, which is a constant scaling factor for all class intervals.

Given Two Class Intervals and Their Respective Frequencies and Relative