GRAPHIC PRESENTATION

OF A FREQUENCY
DISTRIBUTION TABLE
WITH EQUAL CLASS SIZE
Table 1. Scores of 50 Students in a 200 Item Test
Class Class Class Relative
Frequency
Interval Mark Boundary Frequency
112 – 120 2 116 111.5 – 120.5 4 2 50

121 – 129 7 125 120.5 – 129.5 14 9 48

130 – 138 10 134 129.5 – 138.5 20 19 41

139 – 147 12 143 138.5 – 147.5 24 31 31

148 – 156 11 152 147.5 – 156.5 22 42 19

157 – 165 5 161 156,5 – 165.5 10 47 8

166 - 174 3 170 165.5 – 174.5 5 50 3

Total 50 100
KINDS OF FREQUENCY CHARTS
• Frequency Histogram
• Frequency Polygon
• Ogives
 < Ogive
 > Ogive
Frequency Histogram
• a bar graph that displays the classes on the horizontal axis and the
frequencies of the classes on the vertical axis; the vertical lines of the
bars are erected at the class boundaries and the height of the bars
correspond to the class frequency.
 FREQUENCY HISTOGRAM
25

20
No. of Students

15

10

0
49.5 54.5 59.5 64.5 69.5 74.5 79.5 84.5 89.5 94.5 99.5
Grades
Example. Prepare a frequency histogram
based on the frequency distribution table of
the scores of 50 students in a 200 item test.
Table 1. Scores of 50 Students in a 200 Item Test
Class Class Class Relative
Frequency
Interval Mark Boundary Frequency
112 – 120 2 116 111.5 – 120.5 4 2 50

121 – 129 7 125 120.5 – 129.5 14 9 48

130 – 138 10 134 129.5 – 138.5 20 19 41

139 – 147 12 143 138.5 – 147.5 24 31 31

148 – 156 11 152 147.5 – 156.5 22 42 19

157 – 165 5 161 156,5 – 165.5 10 47 8

166 - 174 3 170 165.5 – 174.5 5 50 3

Total 50 100
 12
10
Number of Students

8
6
4
2
0 111.5 120.5 129.5 138.5 147.5 156.5 165.5 174.5
SCORES
Frequency Polygon
• a line chart that is constructed by plotting the frequencies against the
class marks and connecting the plotted points by means of straight
lines; the polygon is closed by considering an additional class at each
end and the ends of the lines are brought down to the horizontal axis
at the midpoints of the additional classes.
 FREQUENCY POLYGON
25

20
No. of Students

15

10

0
47 52 57 62 67 72 77 82 87 92 97 102
Grades
Example. Prepare a frequency polygon based
on the frequency distribution table of the
scores of 50 students in a 200 item test.
Table 1. Scores of 50 Students in a 200 Item Test
Class Class Class Relative
Frequency
Interval Mark Boundary Frequency
112 – 120 2 116 111.5 – 120.5 4 2 50

121 – 129 7 125 120.5 – 129.5 14 9 48

130 – 138 10 134 129.5 – 138.5 20 19 41

139 – 147 12 143 138.5 – 147.5 24 31 31

148 – 156 11 152 147.5 – 156.5 22 42 19

157 – 165 5 161 156,5 – 165.5 10 47 8

166 - 174 3 170 165.5 – 174.5 5 50 3

Total 50 100
 12 •
•
10 •
Number of Students

8
•
6
•
4
•
2 •

0 107 116 125 134 143 152 161 170 179

SCORES
Ogives
graphs of the cumulative frequency distribution

 < ogive – the <CF is plotted against the UCB

 > ogive – the >CF is plotted against the LCB
 OGIVES
120

100
Cumulative Frequency

80
< ogive
60
> ogive
40

20

Grades
Example. Prepare a < Ogive and > Ogive
based on the frequency distribution table of
the scores of 50 students in a 200 item test.
Table 1. Scores of 50 Students in a 200 Item Test
Class Class Class Relative
Frequency
Interval Mark Boundary Frequency
112 – 120 2 116 111.5 – 120.5 4 2 50

121 – 129 7 125 120.5 – 129.5 14 9 48

130 – 138 10 134 129.5 – 138.5 20 19 41

139 – 147 12 143 138.5 – 147.5 24 31 31

148 – 156 11 152 147.5 – 156.5 22 42 19

157 – 165 5 161 156,5 – 165.5 10 47 8

166 - 174 3 170 165.5 – 174.5 5 50 3

Total 50 100
 > Ogive
50 • •
Cumulative Frequency

• •
• •
40
< Ogive
30 • •

20 • •

10 • •
• •
0
111.5 120.5 129.5 138.5 147.5 156.5 165.5 174.5
Class Boundary
 > Ogive
50 • •
Cumulative Frequency

• •
• •
40
< Ogive
30 • •

20 • •

10 • •
• •
0
111.5 120.5 129.5 138.5 147.5 156.5 165.5 174.5
Class Boundary
END OF LESSON