CITY COLLEGE OF TAGAYTAY
Frequency
Distribution Table
MS. LEI BUNCAG
Frequency Distribution Table
The grouping of the numerical observations into intervals or
classes together with a count of the number of observations
that fall in each interval or class.
It is mostly used for summarizing categoral values because
there are some instances that variables tend to have many
distinct values.
We construct frequency distribution (FDT) if there are at
least 30 data observation or raw scores.
Frequency Distribution Table
Steps in constructing a Frequency Distribution Table (FDT)
1. Arrange the data from lowest to highest or highest to lowest
2. Determine the range by getting the difference between the
highest and lowest value in the set of data.
3. Determine the number of class intervals or categories desired
(the ideal number of class interval is somewhere between
5 to 15)
1. Determine the approximate size of class interval by dividing the
range by the desired number of class intervals.
2. Construct the frequency distribution table.
Frequency Distribution Table
Example 1: Ms. Anne was asked to present the
performance of her business statistics class in
the prelim exam. The following are the test
scores of her class.
Frequency Distribution Table
N = 40
34 42 20 50 17 9 34 43
50 18 35 43 50 23 23 35
37 38 38 39 39 38 38 39
24 29 25 26 26 27 49 44
49 48 46 45 45 46 45 46
Frequency Distribution Table
Step 1 - Arrange the data in lowest to highest form
9 23 28 35 38 43 45 48
17 24 29 37 39 43 45 49
18 25 34 38 39 44 46 50
20 26 34 38 39 44 46 50
23 27 35 38 42 45 46 50
Top to Bottom
Frequency Distribution Table
Step 2 - Determine the range
9 23 28 35 38 43 45 48
17 24 29 37 39 43 45 49 Range (r) = Highest - lowest
r = 50-9
18 25 34 38 39 44 46 50
r = 41
20 26 34 38 39 44 46 50
23 27 35 38 42 45 46 50
Frequency Distribution Table
Step 3 - Determine the desired class interval
Class Interval (C.I) = 7
Step 4 - Determine the appropriate class size of the class interval
class size (i) = range/class interval
i = 41/7
i = 5.857
i = 6
Frequency Distribution Table
Step 5 - Construct the frequency distribution table
Given
r = 41
C.I = 7
i = 6
highest value = 9
lowest value = 9
Step 5 - Construct the frequency distribution table
Less than
Lower Upper Class Relative
Class Interval Frequency Cummulative
Boundary Boundary Mark Frequency
Frequency
Lower Upper
LB LB (x) f
Limit Limit
44.5 45 50 -6
38.5 39 44 -6
32.5 33 38 -6
+6 LB = lower limit -0.5
26.5 27 32 -6
+6
20.5 21 26
+6
14.5 15 20
+6
8.5 9 14
Step 5 - Construct the frequency distribution table
Less than
Lower Upper Class Relative
Class Interval Frequency Cummulative
Boundary Boundary Mark Frequency
Frequency
Lower Upper
LB LB (x) f
Limit Limit
44.5 45 50 -6 50.5
38.5 39 44 -6 44.5
32.5 33 38 -6 38.5
+6
26.5 27 32 -6 32.5 UB = upper limit +0.5
+6
20.5 21 26 26.5
+6
14.5 15 20 20.5
+6
8.5 9 14 14.5
Step 5 - Construct the frequency distribution table
Less than
Lower Upper Class Relative
Class Interval Frequency Cummulative
Boundary Boundary Mark Frequency
Frequency
Lower Upper
LB LB (x) f
Limit Limit
44.5 45 50 -6 50.5 47.5
38.5 39 44 -6 44.5 41.5
32.5 33 38 -6 38.5 35.5 Class Mark = upper limit + lower limit/2
+6
26.5 27 32 -6 32.5 29.5
+6
20.5 21 26 26.5 23.5
+6
14.5 15 20 20.5 17.5
+6
8.5 9 14 14.5 11.5
Step 5 - Construct the frequency distribution table
Less than
Lower Upper Class Relative
Class Interval Frequency Cummulative
Boundary Boundary Mark Frequency
Frequency
Lower Upper
LB LB (x) f <cf RF
Limit Limit
44.5 45 50 -6 50.5 47.5 11 40 27.5%
38.5 39 44 -6 44.5 41.5 8 29 20.5%
32.5 33 38 -6 38.5 35.5 9 21 22.5%
+6 12
26.5 27 32 -6 32.5 29.5 3 7.5%
+6
20.5 21 26 26.5 23.5 5 9 12.5%
+6
14.5 15 20 20.5 17.5 3 4 7.5%
+6
8.5 9 14 14.5 11.5 1 1 2.5%