Define the following terms:
(i) Observations
(ii) data
(iii) Frequency of an observation
(iv) Frequency distribution

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(i)Observation is the activity of paying close attention to someone or something in order to get information in numerical form.

(ii)Data
The collection of observations is known as data.

(iii)Frequency of an observation
The number of times an observation occurs in a given data is called the frequency of an observation.

(iv)Frequency Distribution
It is a method of presenting raw data in a form that can be easily understood.

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(i) Observations
(ii) data
(iii) Frequency of an observation
(iv) Frequency distribution