Final answer:
Presenting data in a frequency distribution can result in a loss of specific information as only the frequency of each value is displayed within a class or interval.
Step-by-step explanation:
Presenting data in a frequency distribution can result in a loss of some specific information. When data is organized into intervals or classes, the exact individual values are not displayed, only the frequency or number of times each value occurs within a class.
For example, if we have a set of test scores ranging from 70 to 100 and we group the scores into intervals of 10 (70-79, 80-89, 90-99, 100), we lose the specific information of each individual score within each interval. However, a frequency distribution still provides a useful summary of the data.