Frequency Distribution Table

Frequency Distribution Table

is a table which shows the data arranged into different classes and the number of cases which fall into each class

Definition of Terms in FDT

Class Frequency
- the number of observations falling in the class

Class Interval
- the number defining a class

Class Limits
- the end numbers of class
Lower Limits Upper Limits

Definition of Terms in FDT

Class Boundaries
- half unit below the lower limit and half a unit above the upper limit (lower cb upper cb)

Class Width or Si e of Class Interval

- the number of test scores contained in each class

Class !ar"
- midpoint of a class interval x =

UL + LL 2

Definition of Terms in FDT

Simple Frequency #istribution $able
- consists only of class interval and frequency
Class Interval %ci& 38 91 1" #$ #1 #% #! 3# 33 38 39 " "$ & ' "$ 11 8 ! Frequency %f& 1 ! 8

class width ' %UL ( LL& ) * ' +

Definition of Terms in FDT

Complete Frequency #istribution $able
- has class mar( and class boundaries of each class
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Steps in Constructing the FDT

1) *ecide on the number of classes) #) *etermine the class width (i)) highest value lowest value i= number of classes 3) +tart the lowest class with the lowest value of the raw data, in order to minimi-e the errors) ) .ally the frequencies for each class, until the highest value is reached)

Steps in Constructing the FDT

") .he last class interval can go beyond the highest value in the observation as long as the obtained i is followed)

Constructing FDT

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Constructing FDT
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Relative Frequency Distribution

is a table which lists the relative frequencies of the classes

class frequency rf = # of observations ( N )

rfp = rf 100%

Relative Frequency Distribution

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Cumulative Frequency Distribution

is a table which shows the number of cases falling below a particular value
Less than Cumulative Frequency %/cf& -shows the number of observation less than 0pper 1lass 2oundaries 0reater than Cumulative Frequency %1cf& -shows the number of observation greater than 3ower 1lass 2oundaries

Cumulative Frequency Distribution

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