CONSTRUCTING A GROUPED FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION CONSTRUCTING A GROUPED FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION

Prepare a frequency table for the scores of 60 students in a Prepare a frequency table for the scores of 60 students in a
30-element Math quiz. 30-element Math quiz.

11 16 21 11 19 19 16 16 26 11 11 16 21 11 19 19 16 16 26 11
19 16 11 19 13 15 23 24 15 15 19 16 11 19 13 15 23 24 15 15
11 15 13 24 18 11 10 12 11 18 11 15 13 24 18 11 10 12 11 18
15 17 21 12 20 25 17 21 14 12 15 17 21 12 20 25 17 21 14 12
16 10 10 22 21 29 11 13 10 20 16 10 10 22 21 29 11 13 10 20
10 27 16 13 11 23 27 12 12 13 10 27 16 13 11 23 27 12 12 13

Solution: follow the steps below: Solution: follow the steps below:
1. Get the difference between the highest score and the 1. Get the difference between the highest score and the
lowest score. Add 1 to the difference to arrive at the lowest score. Add 1 to the difference to arrive at the
total number of potential scores. The difference total number of potential scores. The difference
between the highest score and the lowest score is between the highest score and the lowest score is
called the range. called the range.
Range = 29 – 10 = 19 Range = 29 – 10 = 19
Total number of potential scores = 19 + 1 = 20 Total number of potential scores = 19 + 1 = 20
2. Decide on the number of class intervals which is 2. Decide on the number of class intervals which is
appropriate to the given set of data. Divide the final appropriate to the given set of data. Divide the final
number in step 1 by the desired number of class number in step 1 by the desired number of class
intervals to arrive at the width of class interval (i). If 10 intervals to arrive at the width of class interval (i). If 10
is the desired class intervals, then: is the desired class intervals, then:
20 20
i= =2 i= =2
10 10
3. Write the lowest score in the set of raw scores as the 3. Write the lowest score in the set of raw scores as the
lower limit in the lowest class interval. Add to this lower limit in the lowest class interval. Add to this
value i – 1 to obtain the upper limit in the lowest class value i – 1 to obtain the upper limit in the lowest class
interval. The lowest score is 10. Thus, the lowest class interval. The lowest score is 10. Thus, the lowest class
interval is 10 + i – 1 = 10 + 2 – 1 = 11. interval is 10 + i – 1 = 10 + 2 – 1 = 11.
4. The next lower limit can be obtained by adding i to the 4. The next lower limit can be obtained by adding i to the
lower limit of the previous class interval. To get the lower limit of the previous class interval. To get the
corresponding upper limit for this class interval, follow corresponding upper limit for this class interval, follow
step 3 or add i to the preceding upper limit. Thus, the step 3 or add i to the preceding upper limit. Thus, the
next lower limit is 12 and the corresponding upper next lower limit is 12 and the corresponding upper
limit is 13 since 10 + 2 = 12 and 11 + 2 = 13. limit is 13 since 10 + 2 = 12 and 11 + 2 = 13.
5. Continue step 4 until all the scores are included in their 5. Continue step 4 until all the scores are included in their
corresponding class intervals. corresponding class intervals.
6. Fill out the f column by following what we have done 6. Fill out the f column by following what we have done in
in the frequency distribution. the frequency distribution.
Class Interval f Class Interval f
28 – 29 1 28 – 29 1
26 – 27 3 26 – 27 3
24 – 25 3 24 – 25 3
22 – 23 3 22 – 23 3
20 – 21 6 20 – 21 6
18 – 19 6 18 – 19 6
16 – 17 8 16 – 17 8
14 – 15 6 14 – 15 6
12 – 13 10 12 – 13 10
10 - 11 14 10 - 11 14
N = 60 N = 60
Example 1: Prepare a grouped frequency distribution on
the scores of 40 students in a Math quiz. Shown below are
their scores. Use i=3.
86 83 81 81 86 91 79 82 81 87
87 83 82 72 73 78 87 71 94 91
90 82 85 88 71 99 76 96 80 89
98 89 82 80 75 90 72 83 74 85
Solution:
Lowest score: 71 Highest score : 99 i=3
Lowest class interval: 71 – 73
Lower limit: 71
Upper Limit = 71 + i – 1
= 71 + 3 – 1 = 73
Second class interval:
74 - 76
+3 +3
71 - 73
Grouped Frequency Distribution on
Scores of 30 Students in a Math Quiz
Class Interval f
98 – 100 2
95 – 97 1
92 – 94 1
89 – 91 6
86 – 88 6
83 – 85 5
80 – 82 9
77 – 79 2
74 – 76 3
71 – 73 5
N = 40