COLLECTING AND

ORGANIZING DATA
 When a person collects information
about a certain topic, that person is
collecting data. The number of times
the data value occurs is known as
frequency. The persons from whom you
collect the data is called respondents.
 Collecting data can be done
in several ways and can be
presented in different forms.
 Some of the most common
ways to collect data are through
observations, surveys,
interviews, experiments, and
existing documents or records.
Collected data are presented in
various kinds such as charts, tables
and graphs so that the readers can
understand the data and give
immediate interpretation about it.
 Pupil Age Nationality Gender

Alex 8 Filipino Male

Baron 8 American Male

Dexter 8 Filipino Male

Glenda 7 Filipino Female

Mary 8 Filipino Female

Marcus 7 Filipino Male

Winnie 8 Filipino Female

Gender Tally Frequency

Male IIII 4

Female III 3
How many are males?
____________________

How many are females?

___________________

What is the total number of pupils?

___________
Frequency
It is the number of times the
data value occurs.
Respondents
Are the persons from whom
you collect the data.
Use the following information to answer the questions below.

Leila surveyed her class to see what their favorite colors are. She

chose the top four colors and decided on an “others” category for

the remaining colors. The top four colors are blue, green, yellow,

and red. When Leila counted each category, she found out that 10

pupils liked blue, 9 pupils are liked red, 7 pupils liked green, and 8

pupils liked yellow. There are 35 pupils in her class.

1. What is the most common favorite
color in the survey?
2. What is the total number of pupils?
3. What color has the smallest
frequency?
4. What is the favorite color of the
entire school?