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Key Terms
o (x) : The data collected

o Frequency (f) : Number of times data occurs

o Product (fx) : multiply (x) & (f)
o Cumulative frequency : The running total of
frequencies
o Mean

Example1: The table shows the number of aces served by a

tennis player in their first set of a tournament.
o Construct a table to include the product f(x) and the
Cumulative Frequency. Then find the mean, median, &
mode
Number of aces
Frequency
Number of aces (x)

Total

1
4

2
11

Frequency (f)

3
18
Product (fx)

4
13

5
7

Cumulative Frequency

6
2

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Number of aces (x)

1
2
3
4
5
6

Total

Frequency (f)

Product (fx)

= 55

= 179

4
11
18
13
7
2

4
22
54
52
35
12

Cumulative Frequency

4
15
33
46
53
55

o Find the mean, median, and mode

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Example2: The table shows the ages of school bus drivers, to
the nearest year.
o Construct a table to include the midpoint(x) of each
class, frequency (f), and the product f(x). The estimate
the mean age for school bus drivers.
Age (yrs)
Frequency

21-25
11

26-30
14

31-35
32

36-40
27

41-45
29

46-50
17

We need the midpoint of the class in order to calculate f(x)

Age (yrs) Midpoint of class (x)
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
51-55
Total

NA

Frequency (f)

Product (fx)

51-55
7

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Age (yrs) Midpoint of class (x)
21-25
23
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
51-55
Total

28
33
38
43
48
53
NA

Frequency (f)

Product (fx)

= 137

= 5161

11
14
32
27
29
17
7

253
392
1056
1026
1247
816
371