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Grouped Data

Grouped data is data that has been sorted into categories or bins, like in a histogram or frequency table. Ungrouped data is raw data without any sorting. To calculate the mean of grouped data, you first find the midpoint of each category and multiply it by the frequency in that category. You then sum all the products and divide by the total frequency to estimate the sample mean.

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Grouped Data

Grouped data is data that has been sorted into categories or bins, like in a histogram or frequency table. Ungrouped data is raw data without any sorting. To calculate the mean of grouped data, you first find the midpoint of each category and multiply it by the frequency in that category. You then sum all the products and divide by the total frequency to estimate the sample mean.

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Grouped Data / Ungrouped Data: Definition, Examples

Contents:
1. What is Grouped Data?
2. Ungrouped data
3. Mean of Grouped Data

What is Grouped Data?


Grouped data is data that has been bundled together in categories. Histograms and frequency
tables can be used to show this type of data:

Relative frequency histogram showing book sales for a certain day, sorted by price.

A frequency table showing grouped data by height. Image: SHU.edu

The data is grouped together by classes or bins.

Grouped Data vs. Ungrouped Data


Ungrouped data is the data you first gather from an experiment or study. The data is raw — that
is, it’s not sorted into categories, classified, or otherwise grouped. An ungrouped set of data is
basically a list of numbers.

Calculating the Sample Mean for Grouped Data


When you have a frequency table or other group of data, the original set of data is lost —
replaced with statistics for the group. You can’t find the exact sample mean (as you don’t have
the original data) but you can find an estimate. The formula for estimating the sample mean for
grouped data is:

 x̄ is the sample mean,


 x is the class (or category) midpoint,
 f is the class frequency.
Example question: Find the sample mean for the following frequency table.

SCORE FREQUENCY ( F )

Between 5 and 10 1

10 ≤ t < 15 4

15 ≤ t < 20 6

20 ≤ t < 25 4

25 ≤ t < 30 2

30 ≤ t < 35 3

TOTALS 20
Step 1: Find the midpoint for each class interval. the midpoint is just the middle of each
interval. For example, the middle of 10 and 15 is 12.5:

SCORE FREQUENCY ( F ) MIDPOINT ( X )

Between 5 and 10 1 7.5

10 ≤ t < 15 4 12.5

15 ≤ t < 20 6 17.5

20 ≤ t < 25 4 22.5

25 ≤ t < 30 2 27.5

30 ≤ t < 35 3 32.5

TOTALS 20
Step 2: Multiply the midpoint (x) by the frequency (f):

MIDPOINT X *

FREQUENCY ( F ) MIDPOINT ( X ) FREQUENCY F

Between 5 and 10 1 7.5 7.5

10 ≤ t < 15 4 12.5 50

15 ≤ t < 20 6 17.5 105

20 ≤ t < 25 4 22.5 90

25 ≤ t < 30 2 27.5 55

30 ≤ t < 35 3 32.5 97.5

TOTALS 20 405
Add up all of the totals for this step. In other words, add up all the values in the last
column (you should get 405).

Step 3: Divide the last column (f*x) by the second column (f):
The mean of grouped data (x̄) = 405 / 20 = 20.25.

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