OGIVE

(cumulative frequency)
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DEFINITION

OGIVE OR CUMULATIVE FREQUENCY

CURVE
= a graph that showing the information in
cumulative frequency table.
• Cumulative frequency table(Y-AXIS) are plotted
against the upper class boundaries (X-AXIS) .
• Ogive is pronounced as O-jive
• The curve is usually of 'S' shape
• When a cumulative frequency table is
represented by an ogive, interperating
information from the data is made easier.
• An ogive (a cumulative line graph) is best used when you want to
display the total at any given time.
• The relative slopes from point to point will indicate greater or
lesser increases
• However, is not the ideal graphic for showing comparisons
between categories because it simply combines the values in each
category and thus indicates an accumulation

Ogive can be drawn by :

1- GROUPED FREQUENCY TABLE (data which has been grouped in

table)

2-UNGROUPED FREQUENCY TABLE (list of numbers)

EXAMPLE GROUPED FREQUENCY TABLE
STEP OF DRAWING OGIVE FROM FREQUENCY TABLE

1) Add an extra class with zero

frequency before the initial
class.
2) Determine the upper class boundaries and the cumulative frequencies for each class.

Number of Frequency UPPER CUMULATIV

spelling CLASS E
mistakes BOUNDARIE FREQUENC
S Y
0-1 0 0.5 O
1-2 5 1.5 5

Upper Class Boundaries Cumulative Frequency

= upper class limit/2 = Previous Frequency

=1/2 + Frequency
= 0.5 =0+0
=0
3)Using suitable scales,represent upper class boundaries
on the horizontal axis and cumulative frequencies on
the vertical axis.

Scales :
A small zig-zag can be 1- Cumulative frequency
inserted in the axis (y-axis) = 5
between the origin and 2 – upper class
the first scale point boundaries
because the scale is not (number of mistakes )
start from zero (x- axis) = 1
5)Plot and then join the point plotted by a smooth curve
to obtain the ogive.Give the suitable title to the graph.
MEASURE OF DIPERSION IN THE OGIVE GRAPH

-Measure of dipersion that we can find in

ogive is :
1- Median (divides a set into two equal
halves or
½)
2-Quartile
-First quartile(Midpoint of the lower half
or ¼)
-Third quartile(Midpoint of the upper half
or ¾)
-Interquartile range (difference between
the first and third quartile)
STEP TO ESTIMATE MEDIAN AND
QUARTILE FROM AN OGIVE
1 . Divide the cumulative frequency into four quarters
2 . Draw horizontal lines to intersect the ogive
3 – Draw vertical line from the point of intersection to the
horizontal axis.
4 – Read off each value.
EXAMPLE :
1- Given the total frequency, N = 45.Find the median, first
quartile, third quartile and interquartile range from the ogive
given.
I. MEDIAN
½ of 45 books = ½ x 45 = 22.5
From the graph,the median is RM 18.50

II. FIRST QUARTILE

¼ of 45 books = ¼ x 45 = 11.25
From the graph, the first quartile is RM 15
III. THIRD QUARTILE
¾ of 45 books = ¾ X 45 = 33.75
From the graph , the third quartile is
RM 21.50

IV. INTERQUARTILE RANGE

= third quartile – first quartile
= 21.50 – 15.00
= RM 6.50
INTERPRETING OGIVE

• Consider the ogive given shows

the distribution of heights of a
group of National Service
trainees.The information that can
be interpreted from it includes
the following :
a) The group consists of 60 trainees.
b) The median = 141.5 cm,meaning that the height of
50% of the trainees is below 141.5 cm.
c) The first quartile = 135.5 cm ,meaning the height of
25% of the trainees is below 135.5 cm.
d)The third quartile = 148.5 cm,meaning that the height
of 75% of the trainees is below 148.5 cm.
e) The number of trainees who are at least 155 cm
= 60 – 54
=6
THE END