FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION AND GRAPHS

(WEEK 11-12)

GROUPED FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION

Construct a frequency distribution and

determine the following:

a. Range e. Relative Distribution

b. Interval f. Percentages
c. Class Limits g. Cumulative Frequencies
d. Class Boundaries h. Midpoints

EXAMPLE:

SOLUTION:

STEP 1. Arrange the raw data in ascending or

descending order. This will make it easier for us
to tally the data.

Php Php 17.95 Php 20.25 Php 21.75 Php 22.90

14.10
14.30 18.35 20.30 21.80 22.90
15.50 18.40 20.40 21.90 23.00
15.70 18.70 20.50 21.90 23.20
17.00 18.80 20.80 22.00 23.40
17.30 20.00 21.00 22.60 23.40
17.40 20.20 21.30 22.75 23.50
17.80 20.25 21.60 22.80 23.70
STEP 2. Determine the classes.

 Set the individual class limit and set the class

boundaries in each class.
CLASS LIMITS CLASS BOUNDARIES
14 – 15 13.5 - 15.5
16 – 17 15.5 – 17.5
18 - 19 17.5 – 19.5
20 - 21 19.5 – 21.5
 22 - 23 21.5 – 23.5
24 - 25 23.5 – 25.5

Step 3. Tally the raw data.

CLASS LIMITS CLASS TALLY

BOUNDARIES
14 – 15 13.5 - 15.5 III
16 – 17 15.5 – 17.5 IIII
18 - 19 17.5 – 19.5 IIII - I
20 - 21 19.5 – 21.5 IIII - IIII
22 - 23 21.5 – 23.5 IIII – IIII –IIII - I
24 - 25 23.5 – 25.5 I

Step 4. Convert the tallied data into numerical

frequencies.

CLASS LIMITS CLASS BOUNDARIES TALLY FREQUENCY

14 – 15 13.5 - 15.5 III 3
16 – 17 15.5 – 17.5 IIII 4
18 - 19 17.5 – 19.5 IIII - I 6
20 - 21 19.5 – 21.5 IIII - IIII 10
22 - 23 21.5 – 23.5 IIII – IIII –IIII - I 16
24 - 25 23.5 – 25.5 I 1

Step 5. Determine the relative frequency.

CLASS LIMITS FREQUENCY RELATIVE FREQUENCY FOUND BY

14 – 15 3 0.075 3/40
16 – 17 4 0.1 4/40
18 - 19 6 0.15 6/40
20 - 21 10 0.25 10/40
22 - 23 16 0.4 16/40
24 - 25 1 0.025 1/40

Step 6. Determine the percentage.

CLASS LIMITS FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE FOUND BY

14 – 15 3 7.5 (3/40) x 100
16 – 17 4 10 (4/40) x 100
18 - 19 6 15 (6/40) x 100
20 - 21 10 25 (10/40) x 100
22 - 23 16 .4 (16/40) x 100
24 - 25 1 2.5 (1/40) x 100
 Total 40 1oo

Step 7. Determine the cumulative frequency.

CLASS LIMITS FREQUENCY CUMULATIVE FREQUENCY FOUND BY

14 – 15 3 3 3
16 – 17 4 7 3+4
18 - 19 6 13 3+4+6
20 - 21 10 23 3 + 4 + 6 + 10
22 - 23 16 39 3 + 4 + 6 + 10 + 16
24 - 25 1 40 3 + 4 + 6 + 10 + 16 + 1

Step 8. Determine the midpoints.

CLASS LIMITS FREQUENCY MIDPOINTS FOUND BY

14 – 15 3 14.5 (14 + 15)/2
16 – 17 4 16.5 (16 + 17)/2
18 - 19 6 18.5 (18 + 19)/2
20 - 21 10 20.5 (20 + 21)/2
22 - 23 16 22.5 (22 + 23)/2
24 - 25 1 24.5 (24 – 25)/2