MEASURES OF

CENTRAL
TENDENCY
(Grouped Data)

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 MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY
MEDIA
MEAN MODE
N
 
∑ 𝒇𝒙   ∑ 𝒇
´𝒙 =
𝑵
~
𝒙=𝒍𝒃 𝒎𝒄 + [ 𝟐
𝒇 𝒎𝒄
− 𝒄𝒇
] 𝒄𝒘
 
^𝒙 =𝒍𝒃 𝒎𝒐 +
𝑫𝟏
[
𝑫 𝟏+ 𝑫 𝟐
𝒄𝒘
]
 where:  where:
 where:
total frequencies. = lower boundaries of modal
the product of = lower boundaries of median class class
frequency and class = frequency of median class = difference of the modal class
mark. = class width and the class preceding it.
= difference of the modal class
N = total frequencies cumulative frequency before/preceding the
and the class succeeding it.
median class

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 MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY
Example: Compute Scores Frequency
the mean, median 11 - 15 1
16 - 20 2
and mode of the 21 - 25 5
scores of the students 26 - 30 11
in a basic statistics 31 - 35 12
test. 36 - 40 11
41 - 45 5
46 - 50 1
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 MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY
Frequency Distribution
Scores Frequency
()
  Lower boundaries   Class Mark  
𝑓𝑥   Cumulative
frequency
11 - 15 1 10.5 13 13 1
16 - 20 2 15.5 18 36 3
21 - 25 5 20.5 23 115 8
26 - 30 11 25.5 28 308 19
31 - 35 12 30.5 33 396 31
36 - 40 11 35.5 38 418 42
41 - 45 5 40.5 43 215 47
46 - 50 1 45.5 48 48 48
N = 48   ⅀
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 MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY
Mean  
∑ 𝒇𝒙
Scores Frequency Class Mark ´𝒙 =
11 - 15 1 13 13 𝑵
11 -- 15
16 20 12 13
18 13
36

∑ 𝒇𝒙=𝟏𝟓𝟒𝟗
 
16
21 -- 20
25 25 18
23 36
115 N = 48
21
26 -- 25
30 5
11 23
28 115
308
26
31 -- 30
35 11
12 28
33 308
396  
𝟏𝟓𝟒𝟗
31
36 -- 35
40 12
11 33
38 396
418 ´𝒙 =
36
41 -- 40
45 11
5 38
43 418
215 𝟒𝟖
41
46 -- 45
50 51 43
48 215
48
46 - 50 N =1 48
N = 48
48 48  
´𝒙 =𝟑𝟐 .𝟐𝟕
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 MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY
Median   ∑𝒇
Scores

11 - 15
11 - 15
Frequency

1
1
Lower
boundaries

10.5
10.5
Cumulative
frequency

1
1
~
𝒙=𝒍𝒃 𝒎𝒄 + [ 𝟐
− 𝒄𝒇
𝒇 𝒎𝒄 ] 𝒄𝒘

16 - 20 2 15.5 3
16 - 20 2 15.5 3  =
21 - 25 5 20.5 8
21 - 25 5 20.5 8
26 - 30 11 25.5 19
26
31 -- 30 11 25.5 19   𝟐𝟒 − 𝟏𝟗
31
35
36 - 35
40
12
12
11
30.5
30.5
35.5
31
31
42
=19  ~
𝒙=𝟑𝟎 . 𝟓+
[ 𝟏𝟐
𝟓
]
36
41 - 40
45 11
5 35.5
40.5 42
47
𝟓
46 - 45
41 50
46 - 50
1
5
1
45.5
40.5
45.5
48
47
48
  = 30.5  
~
𝒙=𝟑𝟎 . 𝟓+
𝟏𝟐
𝟓
[ ]
 𝒇
~
 𝒙=𝟑𝟎 . 𝟓+𝟐 .𝟎𝟖
𝒎𝒄 =𝟏𝟐
where:
 total frequencies.
= lower boundaries of median class
= frequency of median class 𝒄𝒘=𝟓
    ~
𝒙=𝟑𝟐 . 𝟓𝟖
= class width
cumulative frequency before/preceding the median class

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 MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY
Mode  
^𝒙 =𝒍𝒃 𝒎𝒐 +
𝑫𝟏
𝑫 𝟏+ 𝑫 𝟐
𝒄𝒘
[ ]
Scores Frequency Lower
boundaries

11 - 15
11 - 15
1
1
10.5
10.5
 
=30.5  
𝒄𝒘=𝟓
16 - 20 2 15.5
16 - 20 2 15.5   𝑫𝟏
21 - 25
21 - 25
26 - 30
26 - 30
31 - 35
5
5
11
11
12
20.5
20.5
25.5
25.5
30.5
 
=1
^𝒙 =𝒍𝒃 𝒎𝒐 +
[
𝑫 𝟏+ 𝑫 𝟐
𝒄𝒘
]
𝟏
31
36 -- 35
36
40
41 -- 40
45
12
11
11
5
30.5
35.5
35.5
40.5  
=1
 
𝒙 =𝟑𝟎 . 𝟓+
^
[ ] 𝟏 +𝟏
𝟓
41
46 - 45 5 40.5
50 1 45.5 𝟏
where:
 
46 - 50 1 45.5
 
𝒙 =𝟑𝟎 . 𝟓+
^
[ ]𝟐
𝟓
= lower boundaries of modal class
= difference of the modal class and the class preceding it.
  𝒙 =𝟑𝟎 . 𝟓+ 𝟐 . 𝟓
^
= difference of the modal class and the class succeeding it.  
𝒙 =𝟑𝟑
^
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