RULE 1
1st: Arrange data
16 28 35 46
19 29 36 46
19 29 38 47
21 30 40 47
22 31 40 47
24 32 41 48
26 32 42 50
27 33 44 50
27 33 44 53
28 34 44 55
2nd: Determine the classes
Lowest value (youngest): 16
Highest value (oldest): 55
Range: 55 − 16 = 39
Number of classes:
N=40
K= 6
Class interval:
Class limits:
Lowest value = 16
Class interval = 7
Number of classes = 6
1. 16 – 22
2. 23 – 29
3. 30 – 36
4. 37 – 43
5. 44 – 50
6. 51 – 57
3rd to 5th : Tally raw data, frequency and relative frequency
Class Limits Tally Frequenc Relative Frequency
y
16 – 22 ///// 5 0.125 (12.5%)
23 – 29 //////// 8 0.200 (20%)
30 – 36 ///////// 9 0.225 (22.5%)
37 – 43 ///// 5 0.125 (12.5%)
44 – 50 //////////// / 11 0.275 (27.5%)
51 – 57 // 2 0.050 (5%)
6th to 8th – Percentage, cumulative frequencies, midpoint
Class Midpoint Tally Frequenc Relative Percentage Cumulative
Limits y Frequency Frequency
16 – 19 ///// 5 0.125 12.5% 5
22
23 – 26 //////// 8 0.200 20.0% 13
29
30 – 33 ///////// 9 0.225 22.5% 22
36
37 – 40 ///// 5 0.125 12.5% 27
43
44 – 47 //////////// 11 0.275 27.5% 38
50 /
51 – 54 // 2 0.050 5.0% 40
57
RULE 2:
1st: Arrange data
16 28 35 46
19 29 36 46
19 29 38 47
21 30 40 47
22 31 40 47
24 32 41 48
26 32 42 50
27 33 44 50
27 33 44 53
28 34 44 55
2nd: Classes
Lowest value (youngest): 16
Highest value (oldest): 55
Range: 55 − 16 = 39
Class interval:
Class interval ≈ 6.2, which we can round to 6.
Class limit:
Class 1: 16 – 21
Class 2: 22 – 27
Class 3: 28 – 33
Class 4: 34 – 39
Class 5: 40 – 45
Class 6: 46 – 51
Class 7: 52 – 57
3rd to 6th: tally, frequency, percentage, midpoint, cumulative frequency
Class Limits Midpoint Tally Frequency Percentage Cumulative Frequency
16 – 21 18.5 //// 4 10% 4
22 – 27 24.5 ///// 5 12.5% 9
28 – 33 30.5 ///////// 10 25% 19
/
34 – 39 36.5 //// 4 10% 23
40 – 45 42.5 ////// 7 17.5% 30
46 – 51 48.5 //////// 8 20% 38
52 – 57 54.5 // 2 5% 40