| Inclusive Continuous Frequency Distribution | Exclusive Continuous Frequency Distribution |
| 1. It is carried out for the discrete raw data having | 1. It is carried out for the continuous raw data, large value of range. |
| 2. The upper limit of each class and the lower limit of its succeeding class are not equal. | 2. The upper limit of each class and the lower limit of its succeeding class are equal. |
| 3. The upper limit of a class is included in that class. For example, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, …, etc. Here, upper limit 24 is included in the class 20-24. | 3. The upper limit of a class is excluded from that class. For example, 20-25, 25-30, 30-35, …, etc. Here, upper limit 25 is excluded from the class 20-25 and is included it its succeeding class 25-30. |
| 4. Class limits and class boundary points are not same. | 4. Class limits are the class boundary points. |
