Relative frequency

The probability of finding a particle with a molecular speed somewhere between 0 and oo is 1.0 because negative molecular speeds are impossible hence, the relative frequency of speeds in excess of v is 1.0 — Jq G v)dv. 

The normal distribution of measurements (or the normal law of error) is the fundamental starting point for analysis of data. When a large number of measurements are made, the individual measurements are not all identical and equal to the accepted value /x, which is the mean of an infinite population or universe of data, but are scattered about /x, owing to random error. If the magnitude of any single measurement is the abscissa and the relative frequencies (i.e., the probability) of occurrence of different-sized measurements are the ordinate, the smooth curve drawn through the points (Fig. 2.10) is the normal or Gaussian distribution curve (also the error curve or probability curve). The term error curve arises when one considers the distribution of errors (x — /x) about the true value. 

Magnesium [7439-95-4] atomic number 12, is in Group 2 (IIA) of the Periodic Table between beryllium and calcium. It has an electronic configuration of 1T2T2 3T and a valence of two. The element occurs as three isotopes with mass numbers 24, 25, and 26 existing in the relative frequencies of 77, 11.5, and 11.1%, respectively. 

When X represents a continuous variable quantity, it is sometimes convenient to take the total or relative frequency of occurrences within a given range of x values. These frequencies can then be plotted against the midvalues of x to form a histogram. In this case, the ordinate should be the frequency per unit of width x. This makes the area under any bar proportional to the probability that the value of x will he in the given range. If the relative frequency is plotted as ordinate, the sum of the areas under the bars is unity. 

The opinions of the experts, however obtained, provide a basis for plotting a frequency or probability distribution curve. If the relative Frequency is plotted as ordinate, the total area under the cui ve is unity. The area under the cui ve between two values of the quantity is the probability that a randomly selected value will fall in the range between the two values of the quantity. These probabilities are mere estimates, and their reliability depends on the skill of the forecasters. 

The area under the cui ve of f z) is unity if the abscissa extends from minus infinity to plus infinity. The area under the cui ve between Z and Zo is the probability that a randomly selected value of x will lie in the range Z and r2, since this is the relative frequency with which that range of values would be represented in an infinite number of trials. 

Relative Frequency of Winds for D Stability (O Hare Airport, Chicago, 1965-1969)... 

Relative frequency of occurrence of D stability" Relative frequency of calms distributed above with D stability = 0.5753. 54,6058... 

Consider a system of constant volume V through which a stream of fluid is passing at a steady volumetric rate u. If t is the age of elements in the stream at a point or over a region in the system, then the element whose age is between t and t + dt is known as the t-element. The relative frequency of the appearance of t-elements at a point or over a region in the system is an age distribution at the point or over that region. 

The following is a summary of a recent paper [1] that discusses the relative frequencies of many of the incidents described in this book. It is based on an analysis of almost 500 incidents in the oil and chemical industries. I have added references to the book when accounts of similar incidents are collected in one place, but when they are scattered, for example, tliose referring to drains and vents, please consult the index. 

Suppose that Uie valve slicks twice as often in Uie open position as it does in Uie closed position. Under Uie Uieorelical relative frequency interpretaUon, Uie probability assigned to element 0 in S would be j, twice the probability... 

To illustrate the application of tlie tliree basic tlieorems (Eq. 19.4.1- 19.4.3), consider what liappens when we draw a card at random from a deck of 52 cards. The sample space S may be described in teniis of 52 elements, each corresponding to one of the cards in tlie deck. Assuming tluit each of tlie 52 possible outcomes would occur with equal relative frequency in tlie long run... 

For example, consider Uie random experiment of drawing two cards in succession from a deck of 52 cards. Suppose Uie cards are drawn wiUiout replacement (i.e., Uie first card drawn is not replaced before the second is drawn). Let A denote Uie event Uiat Uie first card is an ace and B Uie event Uiat Uie second card is an ace. The sample space S can be described as a set of 52 times 51 pairs of cards. Assuming Uiat each of these (52)(51) pairs lias Uie same Uieoretical relative frequency, assign probability 1/(52)(51) to each pair. The number of pairs featuring an ace as Uie first and second card is (4)(3). Therefore,... 

With a knowledge of the methodology in hand, let s review the results of amino acid composition and sequence studies on proteins. Table 5.8 lists the relative frequencies of the amino acids in various proteins. It is very unusual for a globular protein to have an amino acid composition that deviates substantially from these values. Apparently, these abundances reflect a distribution of amino acid polarities that is optimal for protein stability in an aqueous milieu. Membrane proteins have relatively more hydrophobic and fewer ionic amino acids, a condition consistent with their location. Fibrous proteins may show compositions that are atypical with respect to these norms, indicating an underlying relationship between the composition and the structure of these proteins. 

FIGURE 6.39 Relative frequencies of occurrence of amino acid residues in m-helices, /3-sheets, and /S-turns in proteins of known structure. (Adapted from Belt, J E., and Belt, E. T, 1988, Proteins and. Enzymes, Englewood Cliffs, NJ Prentice-Hall.)... 

Measure Entropy In the same way as the information dimension, Dp generalizes the fractal dimension. Dp, of an attractor. 4, by taking into account the relative frequency with which the individual e-boxes of a partition are visited by points on the attractor, so too the finite set entropy generalizes to a finite measure entropy,... 

Viswanadhan and Matticc278 carried out calculations aimed at rationalizing the relative frequency of backbiting in these and other polymerizations in terms of the ease of adopting the required conformation for intramolecular abstraction (see 2.4.4), More recent theoretical studies generally support these conclusions and provide more quantitative estimates of the Arrhenius parameters for the... 

Latex. Allergy to natural rubber latex is the second most common cause of anaphylaxis during anesthesia in the general population. In children subjected to numerous operations, particularly those suffering from spina bifida, it is the primary cause of anaphylaxis [11]. The relative frequency of allergy to latex has rapidly increased, rising from 0.5% before 1980 to 20% in France in 2002. A low rate has been reported in countries where a strategy aimed to reduce latex exposure was implemented [6]. 

The possibility of obtaining single crystal diffraction patterns from regions of very small diameter can obviously be an important addition to the means for investigating the structures of catalytic materials. The difficulty arises that data on individual small particles is usually, at best, merely suggestive and at worst, completely meaningless. What is normally required is statistical data on the relative frequencies of occurrence of the various structural features. For adequate statistics, it would be necessary to record and analyse very large numbers of diffraction patterns. 

One may estimate the relative frequency of bimolecular and termolecular collisions using equations 4.3.1 and 4.3.11. 

Relative frequency (mole fraction) Mass fraction (weight fraction)... 

We have not directly determined the relative frequencies of frameshift mutations and other mutational events in comparison to the base substitution mutations. However, based on the high frequency of nonsense mutations (11%) among all lacl mutants induced by BPDE and because nonsense mutations are monitorable at less than one-fifth of the lacl codons and, even then, only via certain base pair substitutions, we believe that base substitutions account for a major fraction of mutations induced by BPDE. 

Fig. 4. Relative frequency of MN and AAT in 30,000 root-tip cells of V. faba treated with MH at different concentrations, with respect to the frequency measured for the treatment with 10 mg L-1 of MH.

Fig. 5. Effect of the combinations of MH with each HS at various concentrations on the relative frequency (%) of MN left) and AAT right) in V. faba root tip cells referred to the control (MH alone, frequency 100%). The symbols, , and ns refer, respectively, to a difference significant at 0.0IP, a difference significant at 0.05P, and no significant difference according to the LSD test. 

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