MEASURES OF

CENTRAL
TENDENCY
GROUPED DATA

BY GROUP 3
MEAN
The average of a data set.

X=
Σ fX
N
Measures of central tendency are statistical measures used to
describe the center or average of a dataset. The mean, median,
and mode are known as the measures of central tendency.

Here's how you can compute the mean for grouped data:

Identify the Class Intervals

Find the Midpoint of Each Class Interval

Calculate the Frequency of Each Interval

Compute the Product of Midpoint and Frequency for Each Interval

Sum Up the Products

Sum Up the Frequencies

Calculate the Mean

 Midpoint

10+19
Age Group Frequency
2
=14.5
20+29
10-19 5
2
= 24.5
20-29 12

30+39
30-39 8
2
= 34.5
40-49 6
40+49
50-60 3
2
= 44.5
50+60
2 = 55

Example 1
 Midpoint

10+19
Age Group Frequency Midpoint 2
=14.5
20+29
10-19 5 14.5
2
= 24.5
20-29 12 24.5
30+39
30-39 8 34.5
2
= 34.5
40-49 6 44.5
40+49
50-60 3 55
2
= 44.5
50+60
2
= 55

Example 1
 Product of Midpoint and Frequency

Age Group Frequency Midpoint

14.5(5)=72.5
10-19 5 14.5
24.5(12) =294

34.5(8) = 276
20-29 12 24.5

44.5(6)= 267
30-39 8 34.5

40-49 6 44.5
55(3) = 165
50-60 3 55

Example 1
 Sum of the Products

72.5+294+276+267+165 = 1074.5
Age
Frequency Midpoint FxM
Group Sum of the Frequency

10-19 5 14.5 72.5

5+12+8+6+3= 34
20-29 12 24.5 294
Calculate the Mean
30-39 8 34.5 276

X=
Σ fX
40-49 6 44.5 267
N
50-60 3 55 165

1074.5
X=
34
X = 31.60
Example 1
 Σ fX
Age
Frequency X Fx
Group
X=
11-13 3 12 36
N
15-17 10 16 160

466
18-20 5 19 90
X=
21-23 2 22 44 25
24-26 3 25 75

27-29 2 28 56 X = 18.64
25 466

Example 2
 MEDIAN
The middle value in a set of quantities and
denoted as Md.

N
2 - < Cf
Md = Lb + i
f MC
 N
2 - < Cf MEDIAN
Md = Lb + i
f MC
Lb - lower boundary of true lower limit of the median class
N- total frequency

Cf - cumulative frequency before the median class

f - frequence of the median class

i - size of the class interval

 Class
Class Frequen Cumulative N
Limits cy
Boundar
ies
Frequency -
2 < Cf
Md = Lb + i
LB-UB < >
f MC
19-27 6 18.5-27.5 6 65

28-36 4 27.5-36.5 10 59
N 65
37-45 6 36.5-45.5 16 55
2 = 2 = 32.5
46-54 12 45.5-54.5 28 49

55-63 11 54.5-63.5 39 37
i = 65- 55
64-72

73-81
14 63.5-72.5 53 26
= 2+1
=9
10 72.5-81.5 63 12

82-90 2 81.5-90.5 65 2

65
Class Class Cummulative
Frequency N
Limits Boundaries Frequency
-
2 < Cf
LB-UB < >
Md = Lb + i
f MC
19-27 6 18.5-27.5 6 65

28-36 4 27.5-36.5 10 59

Md = 54.5 +
32.5 - 28
37-45 6 36.5-45.5 16 55 9
46-54 12 45.5-54.5 28 49
11
55-63

64-72
11

14
54.5-63.5

63.5-72.5
39

53
37

26
Median Class
(32.5)
= 58. 18
73-81 10 72.5-81.5 63 12

82-90 2 81.5-90.5 65 2

65
 MODE
The most common number in a set of data.

d1
Mo = Lb + i
d1 + d2
d1 = difference d2 = difference
between the between the
frequency of the frequency of the
modal class and the modal class and the
frequency higher it. frequency lower it.
Modal class - is the frequency in the table. MODE
i- interval

Formula of interval (i): upper class limits - lower class limits

fm - frequency of modal class

f b - frequency of before class
fa - frequency of after class
Lb - lower class boundary
UB - upper class boundary
LB - lower class boundary
 Class
Class Limits Frequency
Boundaries
d1
Mo = Lb + i
LB-UB
d1 + d2
19-27 6 18.5-27.5

28-36 4 27.5-36.5 d1 = 14 - 11 = 3
37-45 6 36.5-45.5

46-54 12 45.5-54.5 d2 = 14 -10= 4

55-63 d1 11 54.5-63.5
3
Mo = 63.5 + 9
3+4
64-72 14 63.5-72.5

73-81 10 72.5-81.5
d2
82-90 2 81.5-90.5 = 67.36
65

Example 1
 Class Modal class is 35
Class Limits Frequency
Boundaries

LB-UB d1
Mo = Lb + i
23-30 5 22.5-30.5
d1 + d2
31-38 13 30.5-38.5

49-46 16 38.5-46.5
d1 = fm - f b d2 = fm - f a
47-54 35 46.5-54.5 d1 =35-16 d2 = 35 - 9
55-62 9 54.5-62.5 d1 =19 d2 = 26
63-70 21 62.5-70.5
19
71-78 10 70.5-78.5 Mo = 46.5 + 8
19 +26
79-86 3 78.5-86.5

87-94 11 86.5-94.5 = 49.87

Example 2
 Studying Time Number of
(in minutes) students

5-10 3 The upcoming midterm exam is getting

closer and 37 students spent their time
11-16 4 studying for the exam to pass the term.

17-22 16
What is the mode of the number of
minutes that the students spent studying?
23-28 10

29-34 2

35-40 2

Example 3
 Modal class is 16
Find d1 and d2
Studying
Number of Studying time
Time
(in minutes)
students boundaries d1 = fm - f b d2 = fm - fa
LB-UB d1 = 16 - 4 d2 = 16 -10
5-10 3 4.5-10.5 d1 = 12 d2 = 6
11-16 4 10.5-16.5 d1
Mo = Lb + i
17-22 16 16.5-22.5
d +d
23-28 10 22.5-28.5 12
Mo = 16.5 + 6
29-34 2 28.5-34.5
12+ 6
35-40 2 34.5-40.5
= 20.5 Therefore, the mode of
the amount of time
spent studying for the
midterm exam is 2o.5
Example 3 minutes