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03 Frequency distribution table
This topic explains how to organize a large amount of data for easy analysis.
1. To identify the parts of the frequency distribution table
2. To formulate the equations needed to complete the frequency distribution
table.
To be able to construct a frequency distribution table.
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Any statistics textbook and internet
The frequency distribution table is under descriptive statistics
Frequency distributions the most convenient way of organizing data is by
constructing a frequency distribution. A frequency distribution is a collection of
observations produced by sorting them into classes and showing their frequency (or
numbers) of occurrences in each class. There are three basic types of frequency
distribution: categorical/ungrouped, and grouped
Below are examples of each:
Categorical/Ungrouped:
Given:
A
B
A
C
B
C
B
C
C
A
B
A
C
B
C
Frequency distribution table
Category
Tally
A
IIIII I
B
IIIII IIII
C
IIIII IIIII IIIII
Grouped:
Given: To be grouped in to 10 classes
2
8
1
5
9
15
4
10
6
5
25
40
31
24
20
25
8
1
1
16
Frequency Distribution Table:
Class
Class
Class
Limits Boundaries Midpoints
15
0.5 5.5
3
6 10
5.5 10.5
8
11 15 10.5 - 15.5
13
16 20 15.5 20.5
18
21 25 20.5 25.5
23
26 30 25.5 30.5
28
31 35 30.5 35.5
33
36 40 35.5 40.5
38
C
C
C
A
B
C
Frequency
6
9
15
5
5
20
23
Tally
C
B
B
C
B
C
C
C
A
Cummulative Freq.
6
15
30
14
1
3
18
10
8
9
25
Frequency
11
9
6
5
6
0
2
1
31
12
15
21
20
10
15
12
Cummulative
Freq.
11
20
26
31
37
37
39
40
Concept Formation
Guided Inquiry
Questions
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1. What is the difference between the ungrouped and grouped frequency
distribution table?
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2. How do you create the class limits?
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3. How do you create the class boundaries?
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4. How do you create the class midpoint?
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5. How do you create the frequency?
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6. How do you create the cumulative frequency?
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Application
Skill Exercises
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Sample problems
1. Students who applied for scholarship in a certain university were classified
according to their class rank: F freshman, S sophomore, J junior, and
SE - senior. Construct a frequency distribution for the data.
Given:
F
SE
SE
S
J
F
J
J
F
SE
J
J
F
SE
J
Frequency distribution table
Category
Tally
F
SE
S
Frequency
F
F
J
S
SE
S
S
SE
F
J
F
F
Cummulative Freq.
2. Construct a frequency table using 6 classes for the IQ score for a group of
35 high school students.
91
110
80
75
90
95
77
87
112
69
105
79
100
108
95
85
109
100
86
98
90
123
96
90
99
90
80
103
98
71
84
94
93
104
89
Frequency Distribution Table:
Class
Class
Class
Limits Boundaries Midpoints
Tally
Frequency
Cummulative
Freq.
Closure
Validation
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Report your work on the board
Points
4
3
2
1
Requirements
The group was able to explain and defend all their answers.
The group was able to correct most of their errors cited by other
groups.
The group was able to correct some of their errors cited by other
groups.
The group was not able to defend any of their answers.
Reflection on
Learning
1. Which part of the data is the most troublesome? Why?
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2. Which part is the easiest to do?
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Self Assessment
Rate each other on in terms of the contributions of each in the activity.
Highest is 5 and lowest is 0
Manager = _____
Reader = _____
Secretary = _____
Presenter = _____
Overall Final
Rating:______
Manager = ___/20 Reader = ___/20
Secretary = ___/20 Presenter = ___/20
