one of the intervals into which the range of a variable of a distribution is divided, esp one of the divisions of the base line of a bar chart or histogram
class interval in American English
noun
Statistics
one of a set of intervals of arbitrary width into which the range of a sample of measurement is partitioned
Word origin
[1925–30]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: buildup, dropout, gimmick, hot spot, runout
Examples of 'class interval' in a sentence
class interval
The class interval for all measurements was noted between 0.61 and 0.84.
Astitva Agrawal, Dinesh Kumar Bagga, Poonam Agrawal, Ravindra Kumar Bhutani 2015, 'An evaluation of panoramic radiograph to assess mandibular asymmetry as compared toposteroanterior cephalogram', APOS Trends in Orthodonticshttp://www.apospublications.com/article.asp?issn=2321-1407;year=2015;volume=5;issue=5;spage=197;epage=201;aulast=Agrawal. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The relationship between age at first calving with other traits were studied by using regression analysis and class interval method.
P.K.Panja, S. Taraphder 2012, 'OPTIMIZATION OF AGE AT FIRST CALVING IN KARAN FRIES CATTLE', Exploratory Animal and Medical Researchhttp://www.animalmedicalresearch.org/Vol.1_Issue-2_January_2012/P.K.%20Panja.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)