Frequency Distribution Generator

Generate frequency distribution tables for data with support for numeric grouping, custom ranges, percentage statistics, and more. Perfect for data analysis, statistical reports, and data visualization preparation.

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Quick start

Call this tool from your code in three languages.

cURL

curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/frequency-distribution-generator' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"dataInput":"Enter your CSV data (first row should contain headers)...","delimiter":",","groupByColumn":"Enter column name to group by (leave empty for all data)","binType":"auto","binCount":10,"binWidth":10,"customBins":"Enter custom ranges (one per line, e.g., \"0-10\", \"10-20\", \"20-30\")","outputFormat":"table","includePercentage":true,"includeCumulative":false,"sortBy":"frequency","sortDirection":"desc","trimValues":true,"handleEmpty":true}'

API reference

Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.

Endpoint

HTTP

POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/frequency-distribution-generator

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
dataInput	textarea	Yes	—
delimiter	select	Yes	—
groupByColumn	text	No	—
binType	select	Yes	—
binCount	number	No	—
binWidth	number	No	—
customBins	textarea	No	Format: "min-max" or "value" for single value bins
outputFormat	select	Yes	—
includePercentage	checkbox	No	Show percentage of total for each category
includeCumulative	checkbox	No	Show cumulative frequency distribution
sortBy	select	Yes	—
sortDirection	select	Yes	—
trimValues	checkbox	No	Remove whitespace from beginning and end of cell values
handleEmpty	checkbox	No	Include empty cells in frequency count

Response format

Text result

JSON

{
  "result": "Processed text content",
  "error": "Error message (optional)",
  "message": "Notification message (optional)",
  "metadata": {
    "key": "value"
  }
}

MCP integration

Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.

Server configuration

Add this block to your MCP client configuration:

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elysiatools-frequency-distribution-generator": {
      "name": "frequency-distribution-generator",
      "description": "Generate frequency distribution tables for data with support for numeric grouping, custom ranges, percentage statistics, and more. Perfect for data analysis, statistical reports, and data visualization preparation.",
      "baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=frequency-distribution-generator",
      "command": "",
      "args": [],
      "env": {},
      "isActive": true,
      "type": "sse"
    }
  }
}

List available tools

After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:

tools/list

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/list"
}

Call this tool

Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:

tools/call

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "frequency-distribution-generator",
    "arguments": {
  "dataInput": "Enter your CSV data (first row should contain headers)...",
  "delimiter": ",",
  "groupByColumn": "Enter column name to group by (leave empty for all data)",
  "binType": "auto",
  "binCount": 10,
  "binWidth": 10,
  "customBins": "Enter custom ranges (one per line, e.g., \"0-10\", \"10-20\", \"20-30\")",
  "outputFormat": "table",
  "includePercentage": true,
  "includeCumulative": false,
  "sortBy": "frequency",
  "sortDirection": "desc",
  "trimValues": true,
  "handleEmpty": true
}
  }
}

Chain multiple tools in one session with a comma-separated toolId list, e.g. /mcp/sse?toolId=png-to-webp,jpg-to-webp,gif-to-webp (max 20).

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