MEASURES OF CENTRAL

TENDENCY OF GROUPED
DATA
1. Mean of Grouped Data
To find the mean of grouped
data using coded deviation, the
following formula can be used:
where:
A.M. is the assumed mean
f is the frequency of each class
d is the coded deviation from the
assumed mean
i is the class interval
For example, we have here the test scores of students in Mathematics.
Given the data in the table, let us find the mean.

Scores Frequency (f)

41-45 1

36-40 8

31-35 8

26-30 14

21-25 7

16-20 2
 The assumed mean is the score that is more frequent than the others.
Since 26-30 has the highest frequency, therefore our assumed mean is
28.

Scores Frequency (f) X d fd

41-45 1 43 3 3
36-40 8 38 2 16
31-35 8 33 1 8
26-30 14 28 0 0
21-25 7 23 -1 -7
16-20 2 18 -2 -4
∑f = 40 ∑fd = 16
Solution:
1. Median of Grouped Data

In computing for the median of where:

grouped data, the following lb is the exact lower boundery
formula is used: where falls
F is the sum of all frequencies
Md = lb + [ ] i below lb
n is the number of cases
fm is the frequency of the class
interval containing
i is the class interval
Let us look at this example. Given the scores and frequency, let us find the median
of this grouped data.

Scores Frequency (f)

40-44 2
35-39 3
30-34 8
25-29 14
20-24 16
15-19 5
10-14 2
Let us first find the lower boundery and the cumulative frequency of
each score.
Scores Frequency (f) lb <cf
40-44 2 39.5 50
35-39 3 34.5 48
30-34 8 29.5 45
25-29 14 24.5 37
20-24 16 19.5 23
15-19 5 14.5 7
10-14 2 9.5 2
i=5 ∑f = 50
 Solution:
Median (Md) = lb + [ ] i
Md = lb + [ ] i
Median (Md) = 24.5 + [ ] i
= = 25
Median (Md) = 24.5 + [ ] 5
Therefore, lb = 24.5
Median (Md) = 24.5 + (0.14)5
F = 23 Median (Md) = 24.5 + 0.7
fm = 14 Median (Md) = 25.2
1. Mode of Grouped Data
where:
lbmo is the lower boundery of
The mode of grouped data can
the modal class
be approximated using the
D1 is the difference between the
following formula:
frequencies of the modal class
and the next upper class
D2 is the difference between the
frequencies of the modal class
and the next lower class
i is the class interval
 Let us use our first example earlier.

Scores Frequency (f) lb

41-45 1 40.5

36-40 8 35.5

31-35 8 30.5

26-30 14 25.5

21-25 7 20.5

16-20 2 15.5

i=5 ∑f = 40
Since class 26-30 has the highest frequency, therefore the modal class is
26-30.
 ACTIVITY
Scores of BSEd-1 Students in a 40-item quiz in Mathematics.

Scores f X d fd lb <cf 1. Complete the table

(find the frequency, the
36-40 8 class mark, the coded
deviation, the lower
31-35 7
boundery and the
26-30 15 cumulative frequency for
each scores.
21-25 11 2. Find the mean
3. Find the median
16-20 9
4. Find the mode
i=5
 ACTIVITY
Scores of BSEd-1 Students in a 40-item quiz in Mathematics.

Scores f X d fd lb <cf 1. Complete the table

(find the frequency, the
36-40 8 38 2 16 35.5 50 class mark, the coded
deviation, the lower
31-35 7 33 1 7 30.5 42
boundery and the
26-30 15 28 0 0 25.5 35 cumulative frequency for
each scores.
21-25 11 23 -1 -11 20.5 20 2. Find the mean
3. Find the median
16-20 9 18 -2 -18 15.5 9
4. Find the mode
∑f = 40 ∑f = -4
i=5
 ACTIVITY
Below are the scores of 40 students in a Mathematics’ test.

Scores f X d fd lb <cf 1. Complete the table

(find the frequency, the
36-40 7 class mark, the coded
deviation, the lower
31-35 12
boundery and the
26-30 4 cumulative frequency for
each scores.
21-25 8 2. Find the mean
3. Find the median
16-20 9
4. Find the mode