Topic: Statistics

Sub Topic: Frequency Polygon for Ungrouped Data

Reference- Mathematics A complete course volume 1.
1.) Frequency polygon for Ungrouped Data
 A frequency polygon is a statistical diagram that indicates the spread of a given
distribution.
 The frequency polygon for ungrouped data is obtained by plotting the observation or
variable against the corresponding frequency ` and then drawing straight lines in order to
join consecutive points. These observations are equivalent to the mid-points of the tops
of the columns of the histogram.
 The area under a frequency polygon is directly proportional to the total frequency of the
distribution.
Example: The marks obtained by 50 students in a test in which the maximum mark was
10 were as follows:
Mark 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Frequency 1 2 4 7 9 10 8 5 3 1
Frequency Table
a.) Draw a frequency polygon representing the data on graph paper.
b.) Calculate the area enclosed by the frequency polygon and the horizontal axis.
c.) If a student is selected at random, calculate the probability that he scored
(i) No more than 5 marks
Solution for the example:
a.) Frequency Polygon Graph (Figure 1)
b.) Histogram and frequency polygon (Figure 2)