The sum of relative frequencies found in a relative frequency distribution for quantitative data necessarily equals:
A) 0
B) 1
C) 100
D) n, the number observations in the data set
E) the number of collectively exhaustive and mutually exclusive class in a frequency distribution

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The sum of relative frequencies in a relative frequency distribution must always equal 1 or 100% as it is the proportion of the total data set.

The Sum of Relative Frequencies Found in a Relative Frequency