MEASURE OF CENTRAL TENDENCY

Prepared by: Geraldine L. Obal

MEAN UNGROUPED DATA MEAN GROUPED DATA
n x(SCORES) Example:
15 25 Scores of 40 students in a science class
20 _ X f Xm
18 X = x 10 14 5 12
18 n 15 19 2 17
17 20 24 3 22
15 25 29 5 27
15 30 34 2 32
35 39 9 37
15
14 40 44 6 42
45 49 3 47
14
13 50 - 54 5 52
40
12
12 xx
10
10
228
xx 15.2
L TENDENCY

MEDIAN UNGROUPED DATA

tudents in a science class consist of 60 items and they are tabulated below. Example: Find the median score of 8 students in a
fXm x (score)
60 Xm = LL + LU . 30
34 2 19
66 Multiply the frequency and the 17
135 corresponding classmark fXm. 16
64 Find the sum of the results in step 2. 15
333
Solve the mean using the formula 10
252 5
141
_ 2
260 X = f xm/n xx 15.5
1345

33.625
 MEDIAN GROUPED DATA

median score of 8 students in an English class. Example:

X f cf<
10 14 5 5
15 19 2 7
20 24 3 10
25 29 5 15

30 34 2 17
35 39 9 26

40 44 6 32
45 49 3 35

50 54 5 40
40
n/2 20
 MODE UNGROUPED DATA
Example: Scores of 10 students

A B C
25 25 25
_n_ _40_ 24 24 25
2 = 2 = 20 n_ 24 24 25
The category containing 2 is 35 39. 20 20 22
LL of the MC = 35 20 18 21
20 18 21
LB = 34.5
cfp = 17 16 17 21
12 10 18
fm = 9
c.i = 5 10 9 18
7 7 18
_n_
xx = LB + _2 cfp_ X c.i
fm
36.16667
 MODE GROUPED DATA
: Scores of 10 students in Section A, Section B and Section C. Example:

x f
10 14 5
15 19 2
20 24 3
25 29 5
30 34 2
35 39 9

40 44 6
45 49 3

50 54 5
40
Modal Class = 35 39
LL of MC = 35
LB = 34.5
d1 = 9 2 = 7
d2 = 9 6 = 3

c.i = 5

XX = LB+[d1/(d1+d2)]*c.i
XX = 38
 f Xm
10 14 5 12
15 19 17
20 24 22