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Measure of Central Tendency and Variation
Measure of Central Tendency and Variation
ARJ AY T. ALTOVAR
C A S - M N S D I N S T R U C TO R
Topic Outline
I. Frequency Distribution Table
B 316
C 135
D 61
E 15
F 3
G 1
H 1
SUM
I. Frequency Distribution Table
Grouped Frequency Distribution
Class Class Tally Frequency Classmark <cf >cf Relative
Limits Boundaries Frequency
24-30 III
31-37 I
38-44 IIIII
45-51 IIIII-IIII
52-58 IIIII-I
59-65 I
The number of classes or k are set by the researcher, which is between 5 and 20. You may
use this formula if you do not know what number to set as your number of classes:
To determine the class limits, you must determine the class interval
or class width which can be calculated as:
If the computed value has decimal places, round-up the number. (Ex. 6.7 = 7).
Measure of Central Tendency
II. Measure of Central Tendency
Mean Example
II. Measure of Central Tendency
Median
II. Measure of Central Tendency
Median Example
II. Measure of Central Tendency
Mode
II. Measure of Central Tendency
Mode Example
Measure of Variation
III. Measure of Variation
III. Measure of Variation
Range Example
Other Formula
III. Measure of Variation
Coefficient of Variation
III. Measure of Variation
Descriptive Statistics exist to simplify which always implies some loss of nuance or detail.
– Charles Wheelan