QUIZ #1

Mean, Median, Mode,

and Midrange of
Grouped Data
Section 2.5
Grouped Data……
 You must add one more column than you
did using ungrouped data.

 You now need a midpoint column.

 The symbol for the midpoint is xm .

Range, Variance
and St. Deviation –
Grouped
Section 2.5
Grouped Data……
 Variance Formula

 f  xm   f  xm  / n
2 2
2
s 
n 1
 Standard Deviation

2
s s
Example……
 Find the variance, x f
standard deviation, 2-8 12
and range of the set. 8-14 4
14-20 6
20-26 22
26-32 8

n=52
Your lists should look like
this……
x f midpoint f (midpoint) f ( midpoint sq)

2-8 12 5 60 300
8-14 4 11 44 484
14-20 6 17 102 1734
20-26 22 23 506 11638
26-32 8 29 232 6728

n=52 944 20884

  f  xm   f  xm  / n
2 2
2
s 
n 1
 Find the variance.

2
944
20884 
2
s  52  73.5
51
 2
s s
 Find the standard deviation.

s  73.46606335  8.6
Range = High - Low
 Range = 32 – 2 = 30
Example……
 Find the mean, x f
median, mode,
midrange, range, 10 - 15 5
variance, and st. 15 - 20 9
deviation of the data
set. 20 - 25 7

25 - 30 3

30 - 35 2
Here are the lists……
x f midpoint f x midpoint f x mp squared cf
10 - 15 5 12.5 62.5 781.25 5
15 - 20 9 17.5 157.5 2756.3 14
20 - 25 7 22.5 157.5 3543.8 21
25 - 30 3 27.5 82.5 2268.8 24
30 - 35 2 32.5 65 2112.5 26

n=26 525 11462.5