Measure of Position

for Group Data

MEASURES OF POSITION OF GROUPED
DATA FORMULA:
Qk = LB +
(
kN
4
- cf b
f
) i

= LB ( )i
QK

Dk +
kN
10
- cfb
f

)
DK

= LB (
kN
-
100 cf b
Pk + i
f DK
MEASURES OF POSITION OF GROUPED DATA FORMULA:

Q =
k LB + ( kN
4
f
- <cfb i
QK
)
cfb = is the less than cumulative
LB= is the lower boundary frequency of the class before the 𝑄𝑘
of the 𝑄𝑘 class. class.
kN
4
= is the percentage of f QK = is the frequency of the 𝑄𝑘
the total frequency. class.
i = is the size of class interval.
𝑄𝑘 = is the n th quartile,
where n=1,2, or 3.
Example 1. Consider our frequency distribution on the number of
Facebook reactions of cover photos of different students, calculate
𝑄1, D6, and P30.
 kn 1(30)
4 = 4
30
=4
= 7.5
7.5

i=7 𝑓 QK=6 𝐿𝐵 =18.5

<cfb = 6