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Mathematics In The Modern World Finals

STATISTICS
Frequency Distribution Table

A frequency distribution table is a tabular presentation of qualitative or quantitative data grouped into categorical
on non-overlapping numerical intervals called classes, together with the number of observations in each class.
Qualitative Frequency Distribution happens when the frequency distribution is grouped according to some
categorical or non-overlapping numerical value.
Quantitative frequency distribution occurs when the frequency distribution is grouped according to numerical
intervals.

Steps in Constructing an Frequency Distribution Table (for quantitative data with wide range of values)
1. Determine the Range for the set of observations:
Range=Highest Value−Lowest Value
2. Determine the approximate number of class intervals k :
k =√ N ; where N = number of observations
3. Obtain the class width c :
R
c=
k
NOTE: The class width must have the same decimal digit as the raw data rounded off to an odd number. If even
and exact, choose the lowest/lower odd number.
Example: c = 6.82 c = 7 ; c = 7.55 7 ; c = 8.25 7 ; c = 10.8
c = 11

4. For the Class Intervals CI (each consisting of a Lower Limit and an Upper Limit), the Lowest Value will be the first
Lower Limit and the class size c is added successively. The Upper Limit = Lower Limit + c – 1 unit measure (a unit
measure refers to the indicated place value at which the raw data are rounded off; Ex. 3.4 (0.1 unit measure), 24 (1
unit measure), 8.279 (0.001 unit measure), 3.45 (0.01 unit measure)).

Other Information related to the FDT:


a. True Class Boundaries (TCB) – “real” limits of each CI
1
LTCB=¿− unit measure
2
1
UTCB=UL+ unit measure
2
b. Class Mark (CM) – midpoint of each CI
¿+UL
CM =
2
c. Relative Frequency (RF) – proportion of observation in each CI
f
RF= ×10 0 %
N
d. Cumulative Frequency (cF)
<cF – summing up the frequencies starting with the frequency of the lowest valued CI (less than)
>cF – summing up the frequencies starting with the frequency of the highest valued CI (greater than)

Example: Given the scores in Math Quiz of 30 students, construct the Frequency Distribution Table
29, 18, 12, 28, 50, 31, 29, 14, 37, 40, 21, 22, 21, 24, 20
14, 27, 30, 38, 35, 26, 28, 13, 16, 18, 31, 15, 22, 27, 37

(1). Range

(2). k

(3). c

(4). 1st lower limit


1st upper limit

Thus, the resulting FDT:

Class Interval CI Frequency


Mathematics In The Modern World Finals
f CM TCB RF <cf >cf Rank

N=

EXERCISE/S
1) The following table displays the scores of 36 students in their midterm examination in Mathematics.

Midterm Exam Scores in Math of 36 Students

40 42 37 76 39 53 45 36 62 43 51 32
42 54 52 37 38 32 45 60 46 40 36 47
29 43 37 38 45 50 48 60 43 58 46 33
Given the Exam Scores of Students, construct a Frequency Distribution Table.

2) The following table displays the ages of female actors when starred in their Oscar-winning Best Actor performances.

Ages of Best Female Actor Award Recipients, Academy Awards, 1980-2015

41 33 31 74 33 49 38 61 21 41 26 80
42 29 33 36 45 49 39 34 26 25 33 35
35 28 30 29 61 32 33 45 66 25 46 55
Given the ages, construct a frequency distribution table.

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