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Lesson Identification

Teacher’s Name Shamar Francis

Subject Mathematics

Lesson/Unit Title Statistics | Cumulative Frequency

Lesson Type New Continuation Re-teach Revision Assessme

nt/Test

Date November 7, 2023 Term Christmas

Lesson Duration 1.5 Hours

Grade Level Eleven (11) Class(es) 5F/R

Class Demographics TBD

Lesson Delivery

Students will be able to:

General Objective
● Collect, organize, interpret, and represent data and make inferences by
applying knowledge of statistics and probability.
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
Instructional Objectives

● Generate a formula for finding the mean of a frequency table.

● Investigate finding the median and modal class within a frequency

distribution table.
Content Outline Key Vocabulary:

Cumulative, Boundaries, Limits, Graph, Frequency, Class, Intervals, Group,

Dataset, Quartile, Upper Quartile, Interquartile, Lower Quartile, Median

Content Summary:

What is cumulative frequency?

Cumulative frequency is the total of a frequency and all frequencies in a

frequency distribution until a certain defined class interval. The running
total of frequencies starting from the first frequency till the end frequency
is the cumulative frequency. The name given to the generic shape of the
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cumulative frequency curve is Ogive.

Cumulative frequency graphs (or cumulative frequency diagrams) are

useful when representing or analyzing the distribution of large, grouped
data sets. They can also be used to find estimates for the median value, the
lower quartile, and the upper quartile for the data set.

How to complete the cumulative table?

On the cumulative table we need the upper-class boundaries and

cumulative frequency.

How to complete the cumulative frequency?

Cumulative frequency is continuous addition.
Upper class boundaries are the upper-class limit + 0.5
Key Terms

1. Class Limit: The lower limit for every class is the smallest value in
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that class. On the other hand, the upper limit for every class is the
greatest value in that class.

2. Class Boundaries: Class boundaries are the numbers used to

separate classes. The size of the gap between classes is the
difference between the upper-class limit of one class and the lower-
class limit of the next class. In this case, gap = 15 – 14 = 1.
Gap = 1
The lower boundary of each class is calculated by subtracting half of
1
the gap value =0.52 from the class lower limit. On the other hand,
2
the upper boundary of each class is calculated by adding half of the
1
gap value =0.5to the class upper limit.
2

Class Width: This is the difference between the Upper class limit and the
Lower class limit of a class interval.

How do we find the mean of grouped data?

To calculate the mean of grouped data, the first step is to determine the
midpoint of each interval or class. These midpoints must then be multiplied by
the frequencies of the corresponding classes. The sum of the products divided
by the total number of values will be the value of the mean.

How do you find the median class of grouped data?

In a grouped data, it is not possible to find the median for the given
observation by looking at the cumulative frequencies. The middle value of
the given data will be in some class interval. So, it is necessary to find the
value inside the class interval that divides the whole distribution into two
halves. In this scenario, we must find the median class.

To find the median class, we must find the cumulative frequencies of all the
classes and n/2. After that, locate the class whose cumulative frequency is
greater than (nearest to) n/2. The class is called the median class.
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How do we find the Modal class of grouped data?

The modal class of a grouped frequency distribution is the class or classes

with the highest frequency.

Instructional Resources Smart board, Internet, phone, laptop, sample SBA

Required
Differentiated instructions, Direct Instructions, Guided questioning
Instructional Strategies
Sample SBA, SBA Outline, SBA Mark Scheme, and SBA Topics were
Lesson recap (previous)
previously posted in google classroom.
Developmental Activities Synchronous

Engage/Explore:

Students will be asked a series of questions in preparation of a video that will

be presented on grouped data:
1. What is meant by mode in mathematics?
2. How do you think we are going to find it from a grouped frequency
table?
3. What is median in mathematics?
4. How do we find the median in an ungrouped dataset?
5. What is the mean of a dataset?
6. What is the formula for the mean of a dataset?

Students will be presented with a video explaining the concept of finding the
median of the 3 main measures of central tendencies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=zjHfAhcU6kE

Explain/ Elaborate:

Students will be presented with a cxc past paper question which will test their
understanding of what was presented within the video.
Teacher will allow the students to state how we go about finding the mean,
mode, and median of the frequency table and the reason for each step taken.

(May 2021)
One Hundred Students were surveyed on the amount of money they spent on
data for their cellphones during the week. The table below shows the results for
each interval.
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Amount Spent Number of Students

($) (f )
50< x ≤60 7
60< x ≤70 11
70< x ≤80 31
80< x ≤ 90 29
90< x ≤ 100 22

Using the table,

i. Determine the modal class of the amount of the amount of money
spent.
(1 Mark)
ii. Calculate the estimate of the mean amount of money spent, given
your answer to 2 decimal places.
(2 Marks)
iii. Damion reports that the median amount of money spent is $84.
Briefly explain why Damion’s report could be correct.
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(1 Mark)
Evaluate

Activity
(June 2022)
Complete the cumulative frequency table below and use the information to
construct the frequency curve on the grid provided on page 19.

Number of students Cumulative

Heig h t ,h (cm)
(f ) Frequency
60< h≤ 80 4 4
80< h≤ 100 20 24
100<h ≤ 120 35
120<h ≤ 140 67 126
140<h ≤ 160 20
160<h ≤ 180 4 150

1. Use the table above to find:

a. The modal class
b. The median class
c. The mean value
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d. Class width

2.

Students are aware of the three main measures of central tendencies.

Lesson Recap

Home Work
Review

Lesson Evaluation

Supervisor’s review
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Seating Arrangement:

Pair Rows & Column

Presentation Groups of Four

Corner Work U – Shape

Double U – U – Shape
Shaped Large Classroom

Conference Conference
Small Large
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Herringbone Row

Large Groups Horseshoes