MEASURES OF POSITION OF GROUPED DATA

QUARTILE OF THE GROUPED DATA

Quartile of the Grouped Data

→  Solving the position of grouped data; whether in quartile, decile and percentile, may need some extra work than the
ungrouped data.

where:

Lb – Lower Boundary

- quartile for grouped data

cf – cumulative frequency

F – frequency

i - interval
EXAMPLE:

→ Calculate the Q1, Q2, and Q3 of the following scores from a math exam taken by 50 students.

SCORES FREQUENCY (f)

46-50 4
41-45 8
36-40 11
31-35 9
26-30 12
21-25 6
n 50
STEP 1: Determine the Lower Boundary (Lb). Create another column for
Lb. To solve for Lb, subtract 0.5 to the smallest number in the range per
class interval

SCORES FREQUENCY (f) Lb

46-50 4 46 – 0.5 = 45.5
41-45 8 41 – 0.5 = 40.5
36-40 11 36 – 0.5 = 35.5
31-35 9 31 – 0.5 = 30.5
26-30 12 26 – 0.5 = 25.5
21-25 6 21 – 0.5 = 20.5
n 50
STEP 2: Solve for the cumulative frequency.

SCORES FREQUENCY (f) cf

46-50 4 50
41-45 8 46
36-40 11 38
31-35 9 27
26-30 12 18
21-25 6 6
n 50
STEP 3: Solve for the different positions of quartile
STEP 4: Locate the class interval where Q1, Q2, and Q3 is situated. Use
the cf to determine the location of its containment. Then list all essential
values of the formula of Qk.

SCORES FREQUENCY (f) Lb cf

46-50 4 45.5 50
41-45 8 40.5 46
36-40 11 35.5 38
31-35 9 30.5 27
26-30 12 25.5 18
21-25 6 20.5 6
n 50

Q1 = 12.5th
Q2 = 25th
Q3 = 37.5th
List all essential values of the formula of Qk.

  𝑘𝑁
𝑄 𝑘 = 𝐿𝑏 + [ 4
− 𝑐𝑓
𝑓 ] ∗ 𝑖

For Q1 For Q2 For Q3

6 18 27
12 9 11
25.5 30.5 35.5
5 5 5
STEP 5: Use the formula and solve for the Qk.
For Q1 For Q2 For Q3
12.5 25 37.5
6 18 27
6 18 27
12 9 11
12 9 11
25.5 30.5 35.5
25.5 30.5 35.5
5 5 5
5 5 5
  𝑘𝑁
𝑄 𝑘 = 𝐿𝑏 + [ 4
− 𝑐𝑓
𝑓 ] ∗ 𝑖
TRY THIS

Records of 30 students at Age 16 with Heigh in Centimeters

(Mix Boys and Girls)

Height in Frequency (f) Lb cf

Centimeters
163 – 165 2
160 -162 3
157 – 159 7
154 – 156 9
151 – 153 5
148 – 150 4
n