LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN MATHEMATICS 7

Worksheet No. 6, Quarter 4

Learner’s Name:___________________________________________________________
Grade Level/Section: _______________________Date: ________________________
L I. LEARNING SKILL

At the end of this activity, you are expected to:

✓ illustrate the measures of variability (range, average deviation,
variance, standard deviation) of statistical data, and
✓ calculate the measures of variability of grouped and ungrouped
data.
II. INTRODUCTORY CONCEPT

Variability describes how spread out the given data is. The
commonly used measures of variability are range, average deviation,
variance, and standard deviation.
How to Calculate the Measures of Variability of Grouped Data
Let us illustrate the measures of variability of the following data:
The scores in a Mathematics quiz of 10 students are:
20, 18, 20, 17, 16, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19.

Range: the difference between the 𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 = 20 − 10

highest item and the lowest item of a 𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 = 10
set of data.

Average Deviation: average distance Mean: 17

of each item from the mean. Score(X) f |𝑋 − x̅| 𝑓|𝑋 − x̅|
1. Find the mean. 20 2 |20 − 17| = 3 2(3) = 6
2. Find the absolute value of the
difference of the mean from 19 1 |19 − 17| = 2 2
each data value. 18 2 |18 − 17| = 1 2
3. Multiply the absolute value
obtained in step 2 by the 17 2 |17 − 17| = 0 0
frequency (f). 16 2 |16 − 17| = 1 2
4. Find the summation of the
9 1 |9 − 17| = 8 8
product obtained in step 3.
5. Divide the summation by the n=10 ∑𝑓|𝑋 − x̅|= 20
number of cases (n). ∑𝒇ǀ𝐗−𝐱̅ǀ 20
= 10 Average Deviation (AD): 2
𝒏

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Variance: calculated as average Mean: 17
squared deviation of each item
Score
from the mean of a data set. It is f 𝑋 − x̅ (𝑋 − x̅)2 𝑓(𝑋 − x̅)2
(X)
denoted by 𝑠 2 . 20 2 20 − 17 32 = 9 2(9) = 18
1. Find the mean. =3
2. Subtract the mean from 19 1 19 − 17 4 4
each data value. =2
3. Square the difference from 18 2 18 − 17 1 1
the mean. =1
4. Multiply the square
17 2 17 − 17 0 0
obtained in step 3 by its =0
frequency (f).
16 2 16 − 17 1 2
5. Find the summation of the = −1
product obtained in step 4.
6. Divide the summation by 9 1 9 − 17 64 64
= −8
the number of cases (n).
n=10 ∑𝑓(𝑋 − x̅)2 = 89
∑𝐟(𝐗−𝐱̅)𝟐 𝟖𝟗
= 𝟏𝟎 Variance (𝒔𝟐 ): 8.9
𝒏

Standard Deviation: measure of Mean: 17

the absolute variability of a set of
Score
data. It is denoted by s f 𝑋 − x̅ (𝑋 − x̅)2 𝑓(𝑋 − x̅)2
(X)
1. Find the mean. 20 2 20 − 17 9 18
2. Subtract the mean from =3
each data value. 19 1 19 − 17 4 4
3. Square the difference from =2
the mean.
18 2 18 − 17 1 1
4. Multiply the square =1
obtained in step 3 by its
17 2 17 − 17 0 0
frequency (f). =0
5. Find the summation of the
product obtained in step 4. 16 2 16 − 17 1 2
= −1
6. Divide the summation by
the number of cases (n). 9 1 9 − 17 64 64
= −8
7. Take the square root.
n=10 ∑𝑓(𝑋 − x̅)2 = 89

∑𝐟(𝐗−𝐱̅)𝟐 𝟖𝟗
√ = √𝟏𝟎 = √𝟖. 𝟗
𝒏

Standard Deviation (s): 2.98

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 How to Calculate the Measures of Variability of Grouped Data
Below is a complete frequency distribution table of a summative test of Math
7 students. Calculate measures of Variability. Fill up the table.

1. Calculate the Range: To find for the range, determine first the upper
class boundary and the lowest class boundary. Upper class
boundary can be found by adding 0.5 to the upper limit and lowest
class boundary can be found by subtracting 0.5 to the lower limit.
Subtract the lowest class boundary of the lowest class from the
upper class boundary of the highest class
a. What is the upper limit in the highest class, 46-50? _____ (50)
b. What is the lower limit in the lowest class, 11-15? _____ (11)
c. What is the upper class boundary of the highest class? _____50.5
d. What is the lower class boundary of the lowest class? _____10.5
e. What is the range of the summative test of Math 7 students? _____
Scores f x fx |𝑋 − x̅| 𝑓|𝑋 − x̅|2

46-50 1 48 48 |48 − 33.27| = 14.73 (14.73)2 = 216.97

41-45 5 43 215 5(9.73)2 = ____

36-40 11 38 418
31-35 12 33 396 12(0.27)2 = ____

26-30 11 28 308 |28 − 33.27| = 5.27

21-25 5 23 115
16-20 2 18 36
11-15 1 13 13
i=5 ∑f=48 ∑fx=1549 ∑𝑓|𝑋 − x̅|=____________

∑𝒇ǀ𝐗−𝐱̅ǀ
𝐱̅̅ = 𝟑𝟑. 𝟐𝟕 𝑨𝑫 = = ________
𝟒𝟖

Scores f x fx 𝑋 − x̅ (𝑋 − x̅)2 𝑓(𝑋 − x̅)2

46-50 1 48 48 48-33.27=__ 14.732 1(216.97)=__

41-45 5 43 215 5(94.67) = ___

36-40 11 38 418
31-35 12 33 396
26-30 11 28 308 -5.27 (−5.27)2 11(27.77) =
____

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 21-25 5 23 115
16-20 2 18 36
11-15 1 13 13 -20.27
i=5 ∑f=48 ∑fx=1549 ∑𝑓(𝑋 − x̅)2 = __________________

∑𝐟(𝐗−𝐱̅)𝟐 ∑𝐟(𝐗−𝐱̅)𝟐
Variance: = 𝟒𝟖 Standard Deviation: √ = √𝟒𝟖 = √
𝒏 𝒏

Knowledge on the measures of central tendency and variability helps an

individual to make decisions wisely. The ability to interpret data on measures
central tendency and variability enables us conclude results so we can
anticipate for necessary actions or decisions.
Use appropriate statistical measures in analyzing and interpreting statistical
data.
A. A shoe manufacturer in Marikina claims that the average size of leather
shoes sold is “7” for ladies, 150 and “11” for men. Which average is he
referring to – mean, median or mode? ______________ Why?
_________________
B. A survey was conducted at a Café which sells food and coffees. The
Barista suggested that they get a bigger machine to cope with high
demand. A bigger machine is very expensive to buy, and so Jorge, the
owner had a two- day survey done to find out how many Cappuccinos
were being made per hour in the Café.

Number of Frequency
Cappuccinos

0-3 2

4–7 3

8 – 11 8

12 – 15 3

16 – 19 2

1. Compute for the mean median and mode. 2. Which of the following
measures of central tendency is applicable to cope with high demand
of Cappuccinos?

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 III. ACTIVITIES

A. PRACTICE TASK

PRACTICE TASK 1
Determine the range of the following sets:
1. 5, 7, 9, 10, 15
2. 3.2, 7.7, 3.4, 2.1, 5.6

PRACTICE TASK 2

Determine the Average Deviation of the given data.

1. Budget for motorcycle maintenance for 5 consecutive months:
500, 600, 700, 800, 1 000.
2. The scores in Mathematics Quiz of 5 students: 9, 10, 15, 18, and 18.

PRACTICE TASK 3
The following is the record of the number of cups of coffee made for each
hour that the coffee shop was open for two days. Find the variance and
standard deviation of the data by completing the table.

Number of 𝑓(𝑋 − x̅)2

Frequency (f) 𝑋 − x̅ (𝑋 − x̅)2
cups of coffee
0–3 2

4–7 3

8 – 11 8

12 – 15 3

16 – 19 2
PRACTICE TASK 4

B. ASSESSMENT
Direction: Solve the given real-life problem below. Show the complete
solution for the following tasks.

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 1. The table gives the tutorial rate of six teachers in Ligao City per month.
Teacher A B C D E F

Tutorial rate (in thousands of 8 12 16 20 24 28

pesos)

a. Determine the range.

b. Compute the Average Deviation.
c. Solve the variance and standard deviation.
2. As a Physical Education teacher of Bacong National High School,
Ma’am Emily wants to compute for the Body Mass Index of 6 students
as part of her research. The table below shows the heights of six
students in meters.

Student Andy Franky Onoda Naruko Emma Norman

Height 1.47 1.58 1.67 1.69 1.51 1.39

a. Determine the range.

b. Compute the Average Deviation.
c. Solve the variance and standard deviation.
3. A teacher compared the performance of the three sections she is
handling in terms of mean and standard deviation. (assuming they
have the same number of performances)
Section A B C

Mean 86 90 89

SD (s) 3.7 3.01 2.98

1. From the data, can you tell which section has the highest
performance? ________Which section performed the best?
_____________Why? ______________
2. Which scores have greater variation from each other?_______________
3. Which section do you think is easier to handle?___________________
Why? __________________

V. REFERENCES

Tuazon, J. February 1, 2017.Measures of Variability. Retrieved from

https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/jennytuazon01630/measures-of-variability-
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