Calculation of Mean, Median and Mode of Grouped Data

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In today’s class, we will be talking about the calculation of mean, median and mode of grouped data. Enjoy the class!

Calculation of Mean, Median and Mode of Grouped Data

Formula

1. Mean ˉx = ∑fx/n

2. Median M = L + n/2-c .c F

Mode Z = L + (f1-f2⋅ 2.f1-f0-f2)⋅c

Examples

1. Calculate Mean, Median, Mode from the following grouped data

Class	Frequency
2 – 4	3
4 – 6	4
6 – 8	2
8 – 10	1

Solution

Class (1)	Frequency (f) (2)	Mid value (x) (3)	f⋅x (4)=(2)×(3)	cf (6)
2-4	3	3	9	3
4-6	4	5	20	7
6-8	2	7	14	9
8-10	1	9	9	10
—	—	—	—	—
—	n=10	—	∑f⋅x=52	—

Mean ˉx = ∑fx/n

=5210
=5.2

To find Median Class

= value of (n2)th observation

= value of (102)th observation

= value of 5th observation

From the column of cumulative frequency cf, we find that the 5th observation lies in the class 4-6.

∴ The median class is 4-6.

Now,

∴L=lower boundary point of median class =4

∴n=Total frequency =10

∴cf=Cumulative frequency of the class preceding the median class =3

∴f=Frequency of the median class =4

∴c=class length of median class =2

Median M=L+n2-cff⋅c
=4+5-34⋅2
=4+24⋅2
=4+1
=5

To find Mode Class

Here, the maximum frequency is 4.

∴ The mode class is 4-6.

∴L=lower boundary point of mode class =4

∴f1= frequency of the mode class =4

∴f0= frequency of the preceding class =3

∴f2= frequency of the succeeding class =2

∴c= class length of mode class =2

Z=L+(f1-f02⋅f1-f0-f2)⋅c
=4+(4-32⋅4-3-2)⋅2
=4+(13)⋅2
=4+0.6667
=4.6667

 

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