Name: MIRIAM MUKAMA

Course: Master of Counselling Psychology Course Unit: Statistics

EXERCISE
The following were scores obtained by a master of arts in Counselling Psychology in a statistics
test.

49 63 59 58 44 49 51 62 37 30
49 45 52 50 42 54 32 57 41 42
56 44 46 63 44 40 50 46 53 48
37 46 53 68 66 58 36 40 56 37
66 43 40 43 51 59 42 52 46 57

Required
a. Make a frequency distribution table for this data. The table should show both tally
marks and frequencies

CLASS INTERVAL TALLY FREQUENCY (f)

30-34 // 2

35-39 //// 4

40-44 //// //// // 12

45-49 //// //// 9

50-54 //// //// 9

55-59 //// //// 8

60-64 /// 3

65-69 /// 3

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 b) Make a grouped frequency distribution which should have both tally marks and
frequencies for each class interval. Use class size (i) = 5 and start with 30 – 34 as the
lowest class interval. Indicate the class mark and the actual limits for each class interval.
Indicate also the above as well as below cumulative frequencies.

Cumulative Cumulative
Frequency Frequency
Tally Frequency Class Actual Limits
Class Interval Above Below
Mark

30-34 // 2 32 27.5 - 36.5 2 0

35-39 //// 4 37 32.5 - 41.5 6 2

40-44 //// //// 12 42 37.5 - 46.5 18 6

//
45-49 //// //// 9 47 42.5 - 51.5 27 18

50-54 //// //// 9 52 47.5 - 56.5 36 27

55-59 //// //// 8 57 52.5 - 62.5 44 36

60-64 /// 3 62 57.5 - 66.5 47 44

65-69 /// 3 67 62.5 - 71.5 50 47

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 c. Plot (a graph paper) histogram and frequency polygon for this data. Note that the
frequency polygon should be closed.

Histogram and Frequency Polygon showing scores obtained by a master of arts in Counseling
Psychology in a statistics test.

14

12

10

0
27.5 - 36.5 32.5 - 41.5 37.5 - 46.5 42.5 - 51.5 47.5 - 56.5 52.5 - 62.5 57.5 - 66.5 62.5 - 71.5

Actual Limits Frequency

d) Comment on the distribution of scores (i.e. is there distribution close to normal

distribution or skewed positively or negatively?)

- The distribution of scores in the data given is skewed negatively thus not a normal
distribution.

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 2. Using the same data repeat b. and c. but now using class size i=2 and starting with 30 –
32 as the lowest class.

Grouped Frequency Distribution Table

Cumulative Cumulative
Class Interval Tally Frequency Class Actual Limits Frequency Frequency
Mark Above Below

30-32 // 2 31 29-33 2 0
33-35 0 34 32-36 2 2
36-38 //// 4 37 35-39 6 2
39-41 //// 4 40 38-42 10 6
42-44 //// /// 8 43 41-45 18 10
45-47 //// 5 46 44-48 23 18
48-50 //// 5 49 47-51 28 23
51-53 //// / 6 52 50-54 34 28
54-56 /// 3 50 53-57 37 34
57-59 //// / 6 58 56-60 43 37
60-62 / 1 61 59-63 44 43
63-65 // 2 64 62-66 46 44
66-68 /// 3 67 65-69 49 46

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Histogram and Frequency Polygon

0
30-32 33-35 36-38 39-41 42-44 45-47 48-50 51-53 54-56 57-59 60-62 63-65 66-68

Actual Limits Frequency

3. Select 30 of those scores randomly (one of the best ways of selecting them randomly is to
write those scores on small pieces of paper. Put all those 50 folded pieces of paper in a
box and pick 30 after mixing all thoroughly) using these 30 scores repeat numbers 1(a),
(b), and (c). How does the distribution of these 30 scores compare with the original
distribution i.e. the distribution of the 50 scores?

Randomly selected scores

49 62 32 63 37 36
59 45 41 44 53 40
58 52 56 50 68 42
44 50 44 53 66 46
51 54 46 48 58 57

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 a. Make a frequency distribution table for above data. The table should show both tally
marks and frequencies

Range = Highest – Lowest

68-32 = 36

CLASS INTERVAL TALLY FREQUENCY (f)

32-37 /// 3

38-43 /// 3

44-49 //// /// 8

50-55 //// // 7

56-61 //// 5

62-67 //// 4

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b) Make a grouped frequency distribution which should have both tally marks and frequencies
for each class interval. Use class size (i) = 5 and start with 30 – 34 as the lowest class interval.
Indicate the class mark and the actual limits for each class interval. Indicate also the above as
well as below cumulative frequencies.

Cumulative Cumulative
Frequency Frequency
Actual Limits
Class Mark Above Below
Class Interval Tally Frequency

32-37 /// 3 35 29.5-39.5 3 0

38-43 /// 3 40.5 35.5-45.5 6 3

44-49 //// /// 8 46.5 41.5-51.5 14 6

50-55 //// // 7 52.5 47.5-57.5 21 14

56-61 //// 5 58.5 53.5-63.5 26 21

62-67 //// 4 64.5 59.5-69.5 30 26

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c) Plot (a graph paper) histogram and frequency polygon for this data. Note that the frequency
polygon should be closed.

0
29.5-39.5 35.5-45.5 41.5-51.5 47.5-57.5 53.5-63.5 59.5-69.5

Actual Limits Frequency

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