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Class Interval For Continuous Data

This document discusses methods for calculating means, medians, and class intervals for both continuous and grouped frequency distributions. It provides examples of calculating the mean for ungrouped and grouped data, finding the median for ungrouped and grouped data, and determining class intervals and midpoints for continuous data. Formulas and step-by-step processes are outlined for determining these descriptive statistics from frequency distributions.

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Class Interval For Continuous Data

This document discusses methods for calculating means, medians, and class intervals for both continuous and grouped frequency distributions. It provides examples of calculating the mean for ungrouped and grouped data, finding the median for ungrouped and grouped data, and determining class intervals and midpoints for continuous data. Formulas and step-by-step processes are outlined for determining these descriptive statistics from frequency distributions.

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Class Interval for Continuous Data

Class interval = Upper Boundary -Lower Boundary Using table 8, the class interval for the first class = 165-160 = 5

Class Midpoint for Continuous Data


Class Midpoint = Upper Boundary + Lower Boundary 2 Using table 8, the class midpoint for the first class = 165+160 = 162.5 2

Mean for Ungrouped Frequency Distribution.


Question 1

X 27 28 29 30 31 32 Total

F 30 43 51 49 42 35 250

FX 810 1204

Calculate the mean and express your answer in the following form: a. two decimal plc b.. in standard form c. two Significant figure

Mean for Grouped Frequency Distribution :

X= Where x is the midpoint of the classes. On a certain day the number of books on 40 shelves in a library were noted and grouped as shown.

Question 2

No. of Books 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50 51-55 56-60 Total

X 33 38
43 48 53 58

F (No. of Sheleves) 4 6
10 13 5 2 40

FX
132

Requirement Calculate the mean to: (a) 3 significant figure s (b) 2 decimal places

Question 3 Calculate the mean to two decimal plc


Hieght 160-165 165-170 170-175 175-180 180-185 185-190 Frequency 7 11 17 20 16 9

Median for Ungrouped Frequency Data

The steps for calculating the median for ungrouped data are as follows: Steps 1. Calculate the cumulative frequency 2. Determine whether F is odd or even and apply the appropriate formula for the median Example
X 27 28 29 30 31 32 Total F 30 43 51 49 42 35 250 Cumulative Frequency 0+30=30 30+43=73

Median =

Exercise 1
X 1 2 3 4 5 Total F 32 25 18 14 11 100

Find the median

Median for Grouped Frequency Data:

The steps for calculating the median for grouped data are as follows: Steps 1. Determine if data is discrete or continuous .This is important in calculating the class interval. Remember, for discrete data the class interval = (upper boundary lower boundary) +1 and for continuous the class interval = upper boundary lower boundary 2. Calculate the cumulative frequency 3. Determine whether F is odd or even and apply the appropriate formula for median class 4. using the )median class information, calculate the median Example
Hieght 160-165 165-170 170-175 175-180 180-185 185-190 Total Frequency 7 11 17 20 16 9 80 Cumlative Frequency 7 18

...the

Since n = 80 The median class =

Median formula : L + (n/2 -F)x i fm where L = lower limit of median class n = total frequency F= Cumulative frequency before the median class fm= Frequency of median class i = Class width of median class median =

Example

No. of Books 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50 51-55 56-60 Total

F (No. of Sheleves) 4 6 10 13 5 2 40

Cumulative Frequency 4 10 20 33 38 40

Calculate the median.

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