CUMULATIVE FREQUENCY

The frequency table shows From the frequency table you can
information about the length make a cumulative frequency table.
of 20 journeys.

Distance (km) Frequency Distance (km) Cumulative frequency

0 < d ≤ 20 2 ≤ 20 2

20 < d ≤ 40 3 ≤ 40 2+3= 5

40 < d ≤ 60 9 ≤ 60 2 + 3 + 9 = 14

60 < d ≤ 80 5 ≤ 80 2 + 3 + 9 + 5 = 19

80 < d ≤100 1 ≤ 100 2 + 3 + 9 + 5 + 1 = 20

 From the cumulative frequency table you
can draw a cumulative frequency graph.
Cumulative
Distance (km)
cf frequency
20
≤ 20 2

16
≤ 40 5

12
≤ 60 14

8 ≤ 80 19

4 ≤ 100 20

distance (km)
0 20 40 60 80 100
To find the median: Find ½ of the cumulative frequency. 20 ÷ 2 = 10

cf
20
Read across to the
curve and down.
16

12
10
8

distance (km)
0 20 40 60 80 100
Median = 51
To find the lower quartile: Find ¼ of the cumulative frequency. 20 ÷ 4 = 5

cf
20
Read across to the
curve and down.
16

12

5
4

distance (km)
0 20 40 60 80 100
Lower quartile = 40
To find the upper quartile: Find ¾ of the cumulative frequency. 20 × ¾ = 15

cf
20
Read across to the
curve and down.
16
15

12

distance (km)
0 20 40 60 80 100
Upper quartile = 62
To find the inter-quartile range: Find the difference between the upper
quartile and the lower quartile.
cf
20

16 upper quartile

12
median

8
lower quartile
4

distance (km)
0 20 40 60 80 100
Inter-quartile range = 62 − 40 = 22