Question

in a botanical survey of a meadow, the following counts of flowering plants were recorded and organized into the table below. compute the relative frequency distribution for this data.
round all relative frequencies to 4 decimal places.
frequency distribution of plant species

plant species	frequency
buttercups	25
bluebells	18
poppies	33
violets	21
other species	31

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relative frequency distribution of plant species

plant species	relative frequency
buttercups	.148
bluebells	.107
poppies	.196
violets	.125
other species	.184
total

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Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total frequency

$40 + 25+18 + 33+21+31=168$

Step2: Calculate relative frequency for Daisies

Relative frequency = $\frac{40}{168}\approx0.2381$

Step3: Calculate relative frequency for Buttercups

Relative frequency = $\frac{25}{168}\approx0.1488$

Step4: Calculate relative frequency for Bluebells

Relative frequency = $\frac{18}{168}\approx0.1071$

Step5: Calculate relative frequency for Poppies

Relative frequency = $\frac{33}{168}\approx0.1964$

Step6: Calculate relative frequency for Violets

Relative frequency = $\frac{21}{168}= 0.1250$

Step7: Calculate relative frequency for Other species

Relative frequency = $\frac{31}{168}\approx0.1845$

Step8: Calculate total of relative frequencies

The total of relative - frequencies in a relative - frequency distribution is always 1.

Answer:

Plant Species	Relative Frequency
Buttercups	0.1488
Bluebells	0.1071
Poppies	0.1964
Violets	0.1250
Other species	0.1845
Total	1