University of the East - Manila

College of Engineering
Civil Engineering Department

Activity No: 6 Activity Title: Spot Speed Study

Student Name: Delos Reyes, John Mark R. Student Number: 20160103457
Instructor: Engr. Domingo G. Razon Grade:

Instructions: Provide a problem title and specify under what topic the problem belongs to. Enumerate the given data
needed to solve the problem and specify what is being required. Provide the solution to the problem and specify the
final answer/s.

Problem Title: Spot Speed Study

Topic: Traffic Data Collection

Spot Speed (kph)

32.8 44.4 49 53.9 59.1 65.2 66.6 68.1
34.7 44.8 50.4 54.8 59.4 65.4 67 69.3
36.6 44.8 50.6 55.6 60.8 65.4 67 70.4
37.2 45.9 50.7 55.9 61 65.4 67.1 70.6
38.7 46.2 51.7 56 62.7 65.4 67.3 71.1
39.4 47.1 53.4 56.6 63.7 65.5 67.3 74.1
42.9 48 53.8 57.3 63.8 65.7 67.4 74.1
44.2 48.2 53.9 57.5 65 66.1 67.9 76.6
Data Given:

Required:

a. Group and tabulate the data

b. Determine the mean and standard deviation
c. Determine the 85th percentile speed

Computation/Solution:
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Spot Speed (kph)

1 32.8 17 49 33 59.1 49 66.6
2 34.7 18 50.4 34 59.4 50 67
3 36.6 19 50.6 35 60.8 51 67
4 37.2 20 50.7 36 61 52 67.1
5 38.7 21 51.7 37 62.7 53 67.3
6 39.4 22 53.4 38 63.7 54 67.3
7 42.9 23 53.8 39 63.8 55 67.4
8 44.2 24 53.9 40 65 56 67.9
9 44.4 25 53.9 41 65.2 57 68.1
10 44.8 26 54.8 42 65.4 58 69.3
11 44.8 27 55.6 43 65.4 59 70.4
12 45.9 28 55.9 44 65.4 60 70.6
13 46.2 29 56 45 65.4 61 71.1
14 47.1 30 56.6 46 65.5 62 74.1
15 48 31 57.3 47 65.7 63 74.1
16 48.2 32 57.5 48 66.1 64 76.6

Speed-Class Mid Values Frequency %Frequency Cumulative Frequency

0-10 5 0 0 0
10-15 12.5 0 0 0
15-20 17.5 0 0 0
20-25 22.5 0 0 0
25-30 27.5 0 0 0
30-35 32.5 2 3 3
35-40 37.5 4 6 9
40-45 42.5 5 8 17
45-50 47.5 6 9 27
50-55 52.5 9 14 41
55-60 57.5 8 13 53
60-65 62.5 6 9 63
65-70 67.5 18 28 91
70-75 72.5 5 8 98
75-80 77.5 1 2 100
    ∑=64 ∑=100  

X́ =
∑ spot speeds = 3668.5 =57.32
no . of samples 64

∑ ( X i− X́)2 = 7561.424 =10.96

S=
√ n−1 64−1
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Provincial Road
120

100
Cumulative Frequency

80

60

40

20

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Speed, Kph

Final Answer:

Mean Speed = 57.32 kph

Standard Deviation = 10.96
85th Percentile Speed = 67.3 kph