JONI M.

ALBARICO

m = midpoint of a class interval f = frequency within a class interval N = number of cases

= mean of the grouped frequency distribution

m = midpoint of a class interval f = frequency within a class interval N = number of cases

= mean of the grouped frequency distribution

Variance of a Grouped Frequency Distribution

Class Interval

Midpoint (m)

Frequency (f)

30-32 27-29 24-26 21-23 18-20

31 28 25 22 19

2 3 5 6 9 N=25

Multiply each midpoint (m) by the frequency (f) in the class interval to obtain the fm products and then sum the fm column.

Class Interval

fm

30-32 27-29 24-26 21-23 18-20

31 28 25 22 19

2 3 5 6 9

62 84 125 132 171

N=25

fm = 574

Square each midpoint (m2) and multiply by the frequency (f) of the class interval to obtain the fm2 products and then sum the fm2 column.

Class Interval

fm

fm2

30-32 27-29 24-26 21-23 18-20

31 28 25 22 19

2 3 5 6 9

62 84 125 132 171

1,922 2,352 3,125 2,904 3,249

fm2 = 13,552

Obtain the mean and square it.

Class Interval

fm

fm2

30-32 27-29 24-26 21-23 18-20

31 28 25 22 19

2 3 5 6 9

62 84 125 132 171

1,922 2,352 3,125 2,904 3,249

N = 25 fm = 574 fm2 = 13,552

Calculate the variance using the results from the previous steps.

Calculate the standard deviation (the square root of the variance).

For the following grouped frequency distribution of math test scores, find the variance and standard deviation.

Class Interval 90-99 80-89 70-79 60-69 50-59

f 6 8 4 3 2

N = 23