def get_frequencies(column):
    """ The purpose of this function is to get the count for how many times a value appeaars in a given column.
    Attributes:
        - column(list): a list of values in a column which will be checked for values and frequencies.
    Returns:
        - values, counts(tuple of lists): a tuple containing the values within a column and their associated frequencies. 
    """
    values = []
    counts = []
    column.sort()
    for value in column:
        if value not in values:
            values.append(value)
            counts.append(1)
        else:
            counts[-1] += 1
    return values, counts