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This document discusses methods for organizing and presenting data through frequency tables, distributions, and graphs. It covers how to [1] create a frequency table by determining the number of classes and class intervals and tallying data; [2] calculate relative frequencies by dividing class frequencies by the total observations; and [3] present the data graphically through histograms, frequency polygons, or cumulative frequency distributions using bar charts, line segments, or cumulative totals respectively.

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Chapter 02 2

This document discusses methods for organizing and presenting data through frequency tables, distributions, and graphs. It covers how to [1] create a frequency table by determining the number of classes and class intervals and tallying data; [2] calculate relative frequencies by dividing class frequencies by the total observations; and [3] present the data graphically through histograms, frequency polygons, or cumulative frequency distributions using bar charts, line segments, or cumulative totals respectively.

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Describing Data:

Frequency Tables, Frequency


Distributions, and Graphic Presentation

Chapter 2

McGraw-Hill/Irwin ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2008


GOALS

•Organize qualitative data into a frequency table.


•Present a frequency table as a bar chart or a pie
chart.
•Organize quantitative data into a frequency
distribution.
•Present a frequency distribution for quantitative data
using histograms, frequency polygons, and
cumulative frequency polygons.

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Bar Charts

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Pie Charts

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Pie Chart Using Excel

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Frequency Distribution

A Frequency
distribution is a
grouping of data into
mutually exclusive
categories showing
the number of
observations in each
class.

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Frequency Table

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Relative Class Frequencies

 Class frequencies can be converted to relative class


frequencies to show the fraction of the total number
of observations in each class.
 A relative frequency captures the relationship between
a class total and the total number of observations.

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Frequency Distribution

Class midpoint: A point that divides a class


into two equal parts. This is the average
of the upper and lower class limits.
Class frequency: The number of
observations in each class.
Class interval: The class interval is
obtained by subtracting the lower limit of
a class from the lower limit of the next
class.

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EXAMPLE – Creating a Frequency
Distribution Table

Ms. Kathryn Ball of AutoUSA


wants to develop tables, charts,
and graphs to show the typical
selling price on various dealer
lots. The table on the right
reports only the price of the 80
vehicles sold last month at
Whitner Autoplex.

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Constructing a Frequency Table -
Example

 Step 1: Decide on the number of classes.


A useful recipe to determine the number of classes (k) is
the “2 to the k rule.” such that 2k > n.
There were 80 vehicles sold. So n = 80. If we try k = 6, which
means we would use 6 classes, then 26 = 64, somewhat less
than 80. Hence, 6 is not enough classes. If we let k = 7, then 27
128, which is greater than 80. So the recommended number of
classes is 7.

 Step 2: Determine the class interval or width.


The formula is: i  (H-L)/k where i is the class interval, H is
the highest observed value, L is the lowest observed value,
and k is the number of classes.
($35,925 - $15,546)/7 = $2,911
Round up to some convenient number, such as a multiple of 10
or 100. Use a class width of $3,000

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Constructing a Frequency Table -
Example

 Step 3: Set the individual class limits

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Constructing a Frequency Table

 Step 4: Tally the vehicle


selling prices into the
classes.

 Step 5: Count the number


of items in each class.

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Relative Frequency Distribution

To convert a frequency distribution to a relative frequency


distribution, each of the class frequencies is divided by the
total number of observations.

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Graphic Presentation of a
Frequency Distribution

The three commonly used graphic forms


are:
 Histograms
 Frequency polygons
 Cumulative frequency distributions

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Histogram

Histogram for a frequency distribution based on


quantitative data is very similar to the bar chart showing
the distribution of qualitative data. The classes are marked
on the horizontal axis and the class frequencies on the
vertical axis. The class frequencies are represented by the
heights of the bars.

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Histogram Using Excel

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Frequency Polygon

 A frequency polygon
also shows the shape
of a distribution and is
similar to a histogram.

 It consists of line
segments connecting
the points formed by
the intersections of the
class midpoints and the
class frequencies.

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Cumulative Frequency Distribution

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Cumulative Frequency Distribution

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End of Chapter 2

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