STATISTICS

Data Gathering and

Organizing
Statistics
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Data Gathering and Organizing
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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to
help you master on gathering statistical data and organizing data using the
frequency distribution table. The scope of this module permits it to be used
in many different learning situations. The language used recognizes the
diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the
standard sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them can
be changed to correspond with the textbook you are now using.

This module focuses on the lesson data gathering and organizing. After
going through this module, you are expected to:

1. identify the methods used in gathering data;

2. gather and organize data using the frequency distribution table.
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What I Know

DIRECTIONS: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the chosen
letter on a separate sheet of paper.

1. It is an oral or verbal communication method of collecting data where the

interviewer asks questions generally in a face-to-face contact to the other
person or persons.
A. Experiment Method C. Observation Method
B. Interview Method D. Questionnaire Method

2. It is a method used when the objective is to determine the cause and

effect relationship of a certain phenomenon under controlled condition.
A. Experiment Method C. Observation Method
B. Interview Method D. Questionnaire Method

3. It is a 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.
A. Frequency data C. Histogram
B. Grouped data D. Ungrouped data

4. It is a data that has been bundled together in categories.

A. Frequency data C. Histogram table
B. Grouped data D. Ungrouped data

5. It is the difference between the upper and lower boundaries of any class
in a frequency distribution table.
A. Average C. Data
B. Class width D. Frequency

6-8. The data below shows the mass of 40 students in a class. The
measurement is to the nearest kg.

Mass (kg) Frequency

45 - 49 2
50 - 54 4
55 - 59 7
60 - 64 10
65 – 69 4
70 – 74 6
75 - 79 7

6. What is the range of the given data above?

A. 26 B. 28 C. 30 D. 34
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7. What is the width of the class interval of the given data above?
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

8. What is the total frequency of the given data?

A. 30 B. 35 C. 40 D. 50

9-11. Given below are marks obtained by 20 students in Math.

21 23 19 17 12 15 15 17 17 19

23 23 21 23 25 25 21 19 19 19

9. What value appears most frequently in the given data?

A. 17 B. 19 C. 21 D. 23

10. What is the total frequency of the data?

A. 10 B. 15 C. 18 D. 20

11. What is the lowest data value?

A. 12 B. 15 C. 17 D. 19

12-15. Given the data for the Ages of 50 students enrolled in Math.

Age Frequency
12 2
13 13
14 27
15 4
16 3
17 1

12. What is the total frequency of the given data?

A. 30 B. 40 C. 45 D. 50

13. How many students enrolled in Mathematics have an age of 15?

A. 3 B. 4 C. 13 D. 27

14. How many students enrolled in Mathematics have an age of 13?

A. 3 B. 4 C. 13 D. 27

15. How many students enrolled in Mathematics have an age of 14?

A. 3 B. 4 C. 13 D. 27
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Lesso Gathering Statistical Data and

n Organizing Data in a Frequency
Distribution Table
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What’s In
In your previous lesson, you learned how to formulate simple
statistical instruments given the different real-life problems.

Let’s check your learning. Given the situation below, develop a meaningful
conclusion of random, stratified, cluster, systematic and convenience
sample.

A mathematics teacher plans to choose four students from the math

club to be in a publicity photo. How could the teacher choose the four
students?

What’s New
Aldrin has a part-time job at the Body Fit Gym. His boss wants to
know the ages of the teenagers in the center’s taekwondo class. Aldrin
records the ages of everyone in the class. Below are the ages of the
teenagers.

Ages of Students in the Taekwondo Class

14 15 18 16 13 15 16 17 16
15 18 17 14 16 13 16 17 19

A. How many teenagers are attending the taekwondo class?

B. What is the age of the oldest member of the taekwondo class?
C. What is the age of the youngest member of the taekwondo class?
D. How many teenagers belong to ages 13 to 15?
E. How many students have an age greater than 15?
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What is It

Collection of data is an important part of Statistics. Data should be

collected in a manner that they are accurate and convenient to use.

Data is a collection of facts or information. They may be gathered by

using the following methods.

1. Conducting Surveys

Example: Teacher made a form and ask the students to fill out the previous
grades and return the form to him/her.
2. Observing the Outcomes of Events

Example: Jessa wanted to find whether a die was fair or biased. She tossed
the die 40 times and recorded the results. 3. Taking
measurements in experiment.
3. Taking measurements in experiments

Example: The physicist and chemist conducted an experiment on how can

saw dust be substituted for sand in the production of hollow
blocks.
4. Reading Statistical Publication
Example: Mr. Rivera check the date of birth of each student in the class
registry.
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Methods Used in the Collecting Data
 Interview Method – this method of collecting data is an oral or
verbal communication where the interviewer asks questions in any
mode (face to face, telephone, or virtual) to an interviewee. The person
gathering the data is called the interviewer, while the person
supplying the data is the interviewee.

 Questionnaire Method – on this method data is gathered through a

set of question that is mailed or handed to respondents who are
expected to read and understand them. And the respondents then,
write down their responses in the space provided the accomplished
questionnaire is then returned for appropriate processing.

 Observation Method – the data on this method are gathered either

individually or collectively by means of observation. The person who
gathers the data is called an investigator while the person being
observed is called the subject.

 Experiment Method – this method is used when the objective is to

determine the cause and effect relationship of a certain phenomenon
under controlled condition.

After gathering data, we need to organize them. If we don’t do

this, we might miss important information about the data and may
result to difficulty in interpreting the data that we have gathered.
Using frequency table helps us to record, clarify and easily find what
we are looking for our data. In a tally table, tally marks ( I ) are used
to record data, while in a frequency table, numbers are used instead
of tally marks.

Frequency – the number of occurrences of a data

Frequency table – is a table that lists items and shows the

number of times the items occur.

Steps in constructing a frequency table (for ungrouped data)

Step 1: Make three columns. Arrange the data in order in the first column.
Step 2: Make a tally.
Step 3: Count the tallies then write the frequencies
Step 4: Total all the frequencies
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Example 1:
Below are the results of a survey about the favorite colors of 15
students in a freshman class. What color is the most favorite of the students
and the least favorite color?
Green Red Yellow White Red
Violet Black Green Yellow Black
Yellow Red White Red Green

Solution:
1. Write the colors in the first column.
2. Make a tally.
3. Count the tallies then write the frequencies.
4. Total all the frequencies.
Color Tally Frequency
Green III 3
Red IIII 4
Yellow III 3
Violet I 1
White II 2
Black II 2
TOTAL 15

Based on the table, it shows that red is the most favorite color and violet is
the least favorite color of the 15 students.
Example 2:
An airline asked their passenger on a flight to rate the quality of their
service. The table below shows the ratings of 24 passengers. Make a
frequency distribution table of the data collected. How many passengers
gave a rating of 3 and below?
Service Ratings
3 5 4 2 4 3
4 2 1 4 3 5
5 1 2 5 3 1
4 3 5 2 5 2
5:Excellent 4:Very Good 3:Good 2:Fair 1:Poor

Solution:
1. Write the service ratings in order.
2. Make a tally.
3. Count the tallies then write the frequencies.
4. Total all the frequencies.
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Service Rating Tally Frequency
Excellent IIIII I 6
Very Good IIIII 5
Good IIIII 5
Fair IIIII 5
Poor III 3
TOTAL: 24

The rates of 3 and below consist of good (3), fair (2), and poor (1).
Their frequencies are 5, 5, and 3, respectively. Adding these three
frequencies will result to 13, the number of passengers who gave a rating of
3 and below.

The word data refers to information that is collected and recorded. It

can be in the form of numbers, words, measurement and much more.
Grouped data is the type of data which is classified into groups after
collection.
Ungrouped data which is also known as raw data that has not been
placed in any group or category after collection.

Steps in constructing a frequency table for a given ungrouped data to

be transformed as a grouped data.

1. Determine the range. Range is the difference between the highest

value H and the lowest value L in the set of data. R = H – L

2. Determine the desired number of the class interval or categories. The

ideal number of class interval in somewhere between 5 and 15.

3. Determine the class width or approximate size of the class interval by

dividing the range by the desired number of class intervals.
Range R
Class width= in symbol w=
Class Interval CI

4. Write the class intervals starting with the lowest lower value as
determined in the data. Then add the class width to the starting point
to get the next interval. Do this until the highest value is contained in
the last interval.

5. Tally the corresponding number of scores in each interval. Then

summarize the results or sum up the tallies under the frequency
column.
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Example 1:
The following are the test scores of students. Construct a suitable
frequency table. Use 6 as the desired number of class interval.
14 15 30 19 10 18
26 30 10 15 15 28
10 30 34 40 20 40
20 30 10 22 36 36
22 18 14 26 17 37
21 19 11 16 29

Solution:
1. Determine the range.
R=H–L
= 40 – 10
= 30
2. Class Interval = 6

3. Determine the Class Width

R 30
W = = =5
CI 6
4. Write the class intervals starting with the lowest lower value as
determined in the data.
- Starting with 10 and with w = 5, the class intervals are:
10 – 15, 16 – 21, 22 – 27, 28 – 33, 34 – 39, 40 – 45.
5. Tally the corresponding number of scores in each interval. Then
summarize the results or sum up the tallies under the frequency
column.
Scores Tally Frequency
10 - 15 IIIII IIIII 10
16 - 21 IIIII IIII 9
22 - 27 IIII 4
28 - 33 IIIII I 6
34 – 39 IIII 4
40 - 45 II 2
TOTAL: 35
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Example 2:
The following are the weights (in lbs) of grade 7 students. Construct a
frequency table using 7 as the desired number of class interval. How many
students weigh more than 100 lbs?
93 97 91 104 108 81 93 100 107
118 97 83 103 108 101 87 88 114
86 92 91 97 99 102 111 101 95
80 110 96 96 98 104 101 106 94

Solution:
1. Determine the range.
R=H – L=118 – 80=38

2. Desired Number of Class Interval = 7

3. Determine the Class Width

R 38
W = = =5.42=6
CI 7

4. Write the class intervals starting with the lowest lower value as
determined in the data.
- Starting with 80 and with w = 6, the class intervals are:
80 – 86, 87 – 93, 94 – 100, 101 – 107, 108 – 114, 115 – 121

5. Tally the corresponding number of scores in each interval. Then

summarize the results or sum up the tallies under the
frequency column.

The table shows the frequency table

Weight (lbs) Tally Frequency
80 - 86 IIII 4
87 - 93 IIIII II 7
94 - 100 IIIII IIIII 10
101 - 107 IIIII IIII 9
108 – 114 IIIII 5
115 - 121 I 1
TOTAL: 36

To answer the question, the students who weigh more than 100 lbs
are those in the class intervals 101 - 107, 108 – 114, and 115 – 121.
Therefore, there are 9 + 5 + 1 = 15 students who weigh more than 100 lbs.
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What’s More
A. Directions: Match column A with column B. Write the letter of the
correct answer on the space provided before the number.

A B

_______1. Nick stood outside a movie theater A. data

and asked many of patrons if the
movie they saw was good.
______2. Mark used the Slovin’s Formula B. survey
because he don’t have an idea about
how a population is going to behave.
______3. Mrs. Smith got the students’ final C. experimentation
examination scores in her math class
for the past year.
______4. Asher observed students entering D. sample
classroom for a class, and recorded
whether the first half of the students
who arrived for class chose to sit in
front of the room.
______5. Leo gave each member of the class E. observation
a cookie, some from recipe A and
some from recipe B, then she
observed which students returned for
a second cookie.

B. The table shows the favorite subjects in school of selected grade

7 students of Koronadal National Comprehensive High School.
Complete the frequency table then answer the questions below.
Favorite Subjects of Selected Grade 7 Students
of Koronadal National Comprehensive High School
Weight (lbs) Tally Frequency
English IIIII II
Math IIIII IIIII I
Science IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII
11 Filipino IIIII IIIII III
TLE IIIII IIIII IIII
MAPEH IIIII IIIII IIIII II
TOTAL:
Process questions:
1. What is the most favorite subject of the selected Grade 7 students?
2. What is their least favorite subject?
3. How many students chose Mathematics as their favorite subject?

C. Complete the frequency table then answer the following

questions.
Pulse Rate of Grade 7 Students
Pulse Rates Tally Frequency
(Beats per Minute)
85 - 89 IIIII III 8
80 – 84 IIIII I 6
75 – 79 IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII 20
70 – 74 IIIII IIIII IIIII 15
65 – 69 IIIII II 7
60 - 64 IIII 4
TOTAL: 60
1. What is the most common number of beats per minute?
2. How many people had pulse rates of 80 and higher?
3. How many people had pulse rate of 70 and below?

What I Have Learned

To sum it up, let’s identify the concept described on the following
statements. Choose your answer from the box.
Frequency table Experiment method Observation method
Interview method Frequency Questionnaire method

1. The number of times an observation happened.

2. This is a method of gathering data where subject/s are watched by
an investigator.
3. This method is used to reveal cause and effect relationship of a
phenomenon.
4. It is a table that lists and shows the number of times an
observation occurred.
5. This method requires an interviewer to orally ask questions to an
Interviewee.

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 What I Can Do

Here is another activity that lets you apply what you learned about
gathering statistical data and organizing frequency distribution table.

A. Choose your answer from the box that suggest a way to

collect each set of data. Write only the letter of the best
answer on the line and space before the number.
A. Conducting survey
B. Taking measurements in experiments
C. Observing the outcomes of events
D. Reading Statistical Publication
E. Interview Method

______ 1. A researcher wants to find out the most preferred recreational

activities by the high school students.
______ 2. You would like to get the opinion of the President regarding “US-
Kuwait Conflict.”
______ 3. The manager of a restaurant would like to know the number of
customers they have from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
______ 4. “The school principal wanted to know if Grade 5 students are
enjoying their class in English.”
______5. The Chief of Municipal Social Welfare Development wanted to know
the current number of families who have a monthly income below P10 000.”

B. The sales manager of the company recorded the number of

computer units sold by each of the 25 sales agents.

20 21 25 28 28
25 20 26 26 26
21 21 27 27 26
24 25 29 29 23
22 24 30 23 30

1. Construct a frequency table without grouping the data.

2. How many computers is sold by the most number of sales agent?
3. What is the least number of computer units sold by sales agents?
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C. The following data represents the weights (in kilograms) of 40

students in a public school
64 58 54 67 52 61 46 51
46 45 51 55 47 49 53 57
38 43 69 45 48 56 48 50
57 39 59 53 42 50 63 46
40 51 47 41 56 48 57 53

1. Construct a frequency distribution using 7 as class width.

2. How many students got the highest weights?
3. How many students weighs at most 53 kg?

D. Conduct a survey to find out the allowance of the students

received each day from their parents and write their answers
inside the box. The number of respondents is 40 students.

a. Construct a frequency table for the data.

b. What is the least amount of allowance received by a student?
c. What is the largest amount of allowance received by a student?
d. How many students received Php 30.00 a day?
e. What is the frequency of Php 10.00?

A. Identify whether the question is statistical or not. Explain you

answer.
1. What are the colors of my shoes?
_____________________________________________________________________
2. How many hours of sleep do the grade 7 students need every night?
__________________________________________________________________

B. Identify the following data set as categorical or numerical. Explain

your answer.
1. Type of juices drunk by the students in the canteen
__________________________________________________________________
2. Weight of Alexander’s dog
__________________________________________________________________

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 C. Write at least 5 statistical questions that can be answered by
collecting data from your class.

1. __________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________________

Assessment
Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answer in
a separate sheet of paper.
1. It is a table that lists numerical data that have been grouped in
intervals and the frequency of occurrence of the data.
A. Average C. Data
B. Class width D. Frequency table
2-5. Identify which type of data collection was used from the following
situations:
2. Nick stood outside a movie theater and asked many of the patrons if
the movie they saw was good.
A. Experiment Method C. Observation Method
B. Interview Method D. Questionnaire Method
3. Shiena gave each member of the class a random cookie, some from
recipe A and some from recipe B. Then she noted the students who asked
for a second cookie.
A. Experiment Method C. Observation Method
B. Interview Method D. Questionnaire Method
4. Steven observed students enter a classroom for class, and recorded
whether the students will sit in front or not.
A. Experiment Method C. Observation Method
B. Interview Method D. Questionnaire Method
5. Marilyn searched the internet to find comments and reviews from
people who owned the type of laptop she was thinking of buying.
A. Experiment Method C. Observation Method
B. Interview Method D. Questionnaire Method

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 6. The ages of children at a summer camp are recorded as follows:
10 9 8 10 10 11 12 8 8 9 9
9 10 9 10 10 11 11 10 9 9 8
What type of data is this?
A. Average Data C. Statistical Data
B. Grouped Data D. Ungrouped Data
21 23 19 17 12 15 15 17 17 19
23 23 21 23 25 25 21 19 19 19
7-10. Given below are marks obtained by 20 students in a 25 point
test in Math.
7. What is the total frequency of the given data?
A. 15 B. 20 C. 25 D. 30
8. How many students got a mark of 25?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
9. How many students got the lowest score in Math test?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
10. What type of data is this?
A. Average Data C. Statistical Data
B. Grouped Data D. Ungrouped Data
11-12. The following are the results of pulse rates, beats per minute.
Complete the frequency table below then answer the following
questions?
Pulse Rates
Frequency
Beats per Minute
85 – 89
80 – 84
75 – 79
70 -74
65 – 69
60 – 64
TOTAL

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11. How many people were in the survey?
 A. 40 B. 50 C. 60 D. 70
12. How many people had a pulse rate of 75-79 beats per minute?
A. 23 B. 24 C. 25 D. 26
13-15. The following are scores obtained by a group of students on
their Math VII examination. Prepare a frequency distribution for these
data using a class interval of 7 and answer the following questions
below.
34 45 37 29 20 21 40
36 20 20 34 45 20 20
13. What 40 40 34 45 40 34 34 is the
lowest 30 30 20 29 36 29 29 data
36 30 34 29 21 20 21
value?
A. 20 B. 30 C. 36 D. 45
14. What is the total frequency of the data?
A. 25 B. 30 C. 35 D. 40
15. What is the range of data?
A. 25 B. 26 C. 28 D. 30

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