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MATH 7-WEEK 3 Q4 - Organized Data in A Frequency Table

The document discusses how to organize data into a frequency distribution table by sorting values, calculating the range, determining intervals, and tallying frequencies to simplify large data sets and provide an overview of results. An example is given of sorting test scores, calculating the range, dividing the range into intervals to determine class limits, and counting observations within each interval to construct the frequency distribution table. Key terms like range, frequency table, and the steps to construct one are also defined.

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MATH 7-WEEK 3 Q4 - Organized Data in A Frequency Table

The document discusses how to organize data into a frequency distribution table by sorting values, calculating the range, determining intervals, and tallying frequencies to simplify large data sets and provide an overview of results. An example is given of sorting test scores, calculating the range, dividing the range into intervals to determine class limits, and counting observations within each interval to construct the frequency distribution table. Key terms like range, frequency table, and the steps to construct one are also defined.

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Organized Data in a

Frequency Distribution Table

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Frequency Distributions
• After collecting data, the first task for a
researcher is to organize and simplify the
data so that it is possible to get a general
overview of the results.
• This is the goal of descriptive statistical
techniques.
• One method for simplifying and organizing
data is to construct a frequency
distribution.
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Frequency Distributions (cont.)
• A frequency distribution is an organized
tabulation showing exactly how many
individuals are located in each category on
the scale of measurement. A frequency
distribution presents an organized picture
of the entire set of scores, and it shows
where each individual is located relative to
others in the distribution.

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Frequency Distribution Tables
• A frequency distribution table consists of at
least two columns - one listing categories on the
scale of measurement (X) and another for
frequency (f).
• In the X column, values are listed from the
highest to lowest, without skipping any.
• For the frequency column, tallies are determined
for each value (how often each X value occurs in
the data set). These tallies are the frequencies
for each X value.
• The sum of the frequencies should equal N.

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Frequency Distribution Tables (cont.)
• A third column can be used for the
proportion (p) for each category: p = f/N.
The sum of the p column should equal
1.00.
• A fourth column can display the
percentage of the distribution
corresponding to each X value. The
percentage is found by multiplying p by
100. The sum of the percentage column is
100%.
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Important terms:
Range–the area of variation between upper and lower
limits on a particular scale.
Frequency table is a table that lists numerical data that
have been grouped in intervals and the frequency of
occurrence of the data.
How do you construct a frequency table?
 
A frequency table is constructed by arranging collected
data values in ascending order of magnitude with their
corresponding frequencies.  

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 We use the following steps to construct a frequency table:
Step 1.Sort the data in ascending order
Step 2: Calculate the range of data
Step 3: Decide on the number of intervals in the frequency
distribution
Step 4: Determine the intervals
Step 5: Tally and count the observation under each
intervals

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Organizing Data in
Frequency
Distribution Table
 

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Example:
The following are the scores of 50 learners in their
summative test.

49 45 30 35 42 25 50 32 38 46

50 30 32 28 32 37 40 33 40 50

35 39 44 26 30 36 30 48 44 42

45 50 26 35 48 47 20 25 42 48

20 27 28 30 33 20 45 20 35 39
Step 1: Sort the data in ascending order

20 20 20 20 25 25 26 26 27 28
28 30 30 30 30 30 32 32 32 33
33 35 35 35 35 36 37 38 39 39
40 40 42 42 42 44 44 45 45 45
46 47 48 48 48 49 50 50 50 50

Step 2:Calculate the range of data


Range = highest score – lowest score
Range = 50 – 20 = 30
Step 3: Decide on the number of class in the frequency distribution.Divide the
number of class you decided to the range. (ex. 6)
=5
Step 4: Determine the class intervals or class limit
5 is the interval
Step 5: Tally and count the observation under each intervals

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