MEASURES OF

CENTRAL
TENDENCY OF
GROUPED
DATA
 MEAN OF A GROUPED DATA
When the amount of data values is
too large, the data is usually grouped
into class intervals. Within a class
interval, we count the number of data
values (frequency), and determine the
midpoint of the interval (class mark).
Formula for the Mean of Grouped Data

 fx
M 
Where
 f
M = mean
f = frequency
x = midpoint
EXAMPLE 1
Below are the scores of 30 students in a 60-item test in Math.
CLASS INTERVAL FREQUENCY (f)
56-60 2
51-55 1
46-50 0
41-45 2
36-40 4
31-35 6
26-30 3
21-25 4
16-20 5
11-15 3
 EXAMPLE 1
Below are the scores of 30 students in a 60-item test in Math.
CLASS INTERVAL FREQUENCY (f) CLASS MARK (x) fx
56-60 2 58 116
51-55 1 53 53
46-50 0 48 0
41-45 2 43 86
36-40 4 38 152
31-35 6 33 198
26-30 3 28 84
21-25 4 23 92
16-20 5 18 90
11-15 3 13 39

i=5 Σf = 30 Σfx = 910

Mean = = = 30.33
EXAMPLE 2
Calculate the mean of the test scores.
CLASS INTERVAL FREQUENCY (f)

41-45 1
36-40 8
31-35 8
26-30 14
21-25 7
16-20 2
 EXAMPLE 2
Calculate the mean of the test scores.
CLASS INTERVAL FREQUENCY (f) CLASS MARK (x) fx
41-45 1 43 43
36-40 8 38 304
31-35 8 33 264
26-30 14 28 392
21-25 7 23 161
16-20 2 18 36
i=5 Σf = 40 Σfx = 1200
Mean = = = 30
 MEDIAN OF A GROUPED DATA
The median is the middle value in a
set of data arranged in increasing
or decreasing order. It usually
describes the middle score of such
data.
 Formula for the Median of Grouped Data
Mdn = l + () i
f be the frequency of the median class
i be the class size; the length of class interval
cf be the cumulative frequency of the class interval
preceding that of the median class
l lower boundary of the true limit of the median class
EXAMPLE 1
Given the data below, find the median
CLASS INTERVAL FREQUENCY
11-15 3
16-20 5
21-25 3
26-30 3
31-35 6
36-40 4
41-45 2
46-50 1
51-55 1
56-60 2
EXAMPLE 1
Given the data below, find the median
CLASS INTERVAL FREQUENCY CUMULATIVE TRUE LIMITS
FREQUENCY
11-15 3 3 10.5 – 15.5
16-20 5 8 15.5 – 20.5
21-25 3 11 20.5 – 25.5
26-30 3 14 25.5 – 30.5
31-35 6 20 30.5 – 35.5
36-40 4 24 35.5 – 40.5
41-45 2 26 40.5 – 45.5
46-50 1 27 45.5 – 50.5
51-55 1 28 50.5 – 55.5
56-60 2 30 55.5 – 60.5

f = 30 ---- = 15
Since cf = 20 is greater than and nearest to 15, then the median
class is the class interval 31-35.
l = 30.5 the lower boundary of the true limit of the median class.
cf = 14 cumulative frequency of the class interval preceding the
median class
f = 6 frequency of the class interval median class
i = 5 class size, i = 35.5 – 30.5 = 5
Mdn = l + () i = 30.5 + ()(5) = 30.5 +
= 31.33
 MODE OF A GROUPED DATA
For grouped data, we need to have
the class interval, along the
frequency and true limits. To find
the mode class, we look at the
class intervals with the largest
frequency.
 MODE OF A GROUPED DATA
Suppose there are n data values grouped into class intervals. Let
l be the lower boundary of true limit of the mode class
i be the class size; length of the interval class
f₁ be the frequency of the mode class
f₀ be the frequency of the class interval preceding the mode class
f₂ be the frequency of the class interval succeeding the mode class
Then the median of the grouped data is
Mo = l + i ()
EXAMPLE 1
Given the data below, find the mode
CLASS INTERVAL FREQUENCY
11-15 3
16-20 5
21-25 3
26-30 3
31-35 6
36-40 4
41-45 2
46-50 1
51-55 1
56-60 2
EXAMPLE 1
Given the data below, find the mode
CLASS INTERVAL FREQUENCY TRUE LIMITS
11-15 3 10.5 – 15.5
16-20 5 15.5 – 20.5
21-25 3 20.5 – 25.5
26-30 3 25.5 – 30.5
31-35 6 30.5 – 35.5
36-40 4 35.5 – 40.5
41-45 2 40.5 – 45.5
46-50 1 45.5 – 50.5
51-55 1 50.5 – 55.5
56-60 2 55.5 – 60.5
Since the highest frequency is 6, then the mode class is the class interval 31-35. The class size i is equal to 5. Also,
l = 30.5 f₁ = 6 f₀ = 3 f₂ = 4
Mo = l + i () = 30.5 + 5 ( ) = 30.5 + 3 = 33.5
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