Frequency Analysis

Frequency Analysis

This activity delves into the connection between frequency analysis and encryption and how to use frequency analysis to decrypt a message.

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Grade Levels
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8
Duration (hours)
1
Overview
We're going to use frequency analysis to decrypt a message. By looking for patterns in the encrypted message and using the statistics of commonly used letters, we can eventually uncover the original message!