1 Shiny and dry surface-when it starts going bad, it gets a slimy greyish coating. 2  Fresh odour-it can also smell like melon or cucumber. 3  If it's bad, it will smell rotten, like a sour dishcloth. 4  An even, light surface-the fish is bad if it has yellow spots and transparent parts on the surface.he fish you buy in the shops isn't always as fresh as it should be. But it can be difficult to ascertain when the fish actually starts going bad. Today's methods of ensuring freshness aren't good enough because they only measure one indicator of whether the fish is fresh, such as texture, smell or colour.
Definition of FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION. : an arrangement of statistical data that exhibits the frequency of the occurrence of the values of a variable. See frequency distribution defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.
BREAKING DOWN 'Frequency Distribution'. The size of the intervals used in a frequency distribution will depend on the data being analyzed and the goals of the analyst. However, the most important factor is that the intervals used must be non-overlapping and contain all of the possible observations.EFINITION of 'Frequency Distribution'. A representation, either in a graphical or tabular format, which displays the number of observations within a given interval. The intervals must be mutually exclusive and exhaustive.