MATH 10: QUARTER 4 Step 3.

Solve for the class width, i, by dividing the range by the

number of classes and rounding it to the nearest odd integer.
The frequency distribution table is a tabular
𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒
presentation of quantitative data grouped into numerical 𝑖= 𝐾
intervals called classes or class intervals together with the 𝑖= 5
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number of observations in each class called the frequency.
𝑖 ≈ 7.6 ≈ 7 round to the nearest odd integer.
It is a simple and effective method of organizing and
(This will assure that the class marks or midpoints are
presenting numerical data so that one can grasp an over-all
integers rather than mixed numbers).
picture of the data set.
Step 4. Start making the frequency distribution table by
completing the first column (class interval). Since 12 is the
lowest value, it will be the first lower integral limit. To get the
first upper limit, add (i – 1) to the first lower limit.

The Frequency Distribution Table, FDT, can have as

many as eight columns or more, but we will be using six
Step 5. Fill in the frequency of each class interval. The
columns, specifically for the measures of central tendency and
frequency is the number of observations within the class
measures of position: Class Interval (CI), Frequency (f),
interval. We do this by counting the number of observations in
Midpoint (X), frequency ∙ 𝐶𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘 (𝑓𝑋), Lower Class
the class interval from the given data set.
Boundary (LCB), and the Less Than Cumulative Frequency
(< 𝑐𝑓).

Less Than
Class Frequency Class Lower Frequency Cumulative
Interval (f) Mark Class ∙ Frequency
(CI) (x) Boundary 𝑀𝑖𝑑𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 (< 𝑐𝑓).
(LCB) (𝑓𝑋),

EXERCISE:

Example. The following data are the numbers of reactions
received by the students on their Facebook cover photo. Make
a grouped frequency distribution table.
29 18 12 28 50 31 29 40 37 40
21 22 21 24 20 14 34 30 38 35
26 28 48 16 18 31 15 22 27 37
To construct a frequency distribution table, follow the
following steps.
Thirty-five people were nominated to do the push-up
challenge. To do this, they must record the number of push-
ups they can do every day for twenty-five days. Below is the
list of the number of push-ups they were able to do on the first
day.
5 9 10 30 25 15 19 17 18 18 45 23
10 15 18 12 18 31 25 13 33 26 40 21
6 9 11 32 35 38 22 27 35 22 39

Step 1. Determine the range. Range is the difference between Make a Grouped Frequency Distribution Table for this data set.
the highest and the lowest values in the set of data.

Range = Highest Value – Lowest Value

= 50 – 12
Range = 38

Step 2. Decide the approximate number of classes in which the

data are to be grouped. The ideal number of classes is from 5
to 20. You may also use the following formula to determine the
number of classes, K.

𝐾 = √𝑁

Where: N is the total number of observations.

Hence,
𝐾 = √𝑁
𝐾 = √30
K ≈ 5.48 ≈ 5 round off to the nearest integer