Example # 01:

Consider following frequency distribution:

Class
18
19
20
21
20

Freque
ncy
10
20
30
20
10

1. Find out Mean, Median, and Mode?

2. Find out Variance and standard deviation?

Solution:
For Median:
To find out median we always find median group first.
How to find median group?
To find out median group calculate (f/2) and then find this value in (C.f) column
where it lies that class would be our required median group.
Note: f/2 = 45 lies in 3rd class (those values which lie in between 31 to 60 lies in
3rd class)

Class
18
19
20
21
20
Total
()

Freque
ncy
(f)
10
20

Cumulative
frequency
(C.f)
10
30

30
20
10

60
80
90

Median
group

f = 90

Calculation of Median:
Above frequency distribution is simple frequency distribution where we dont have
class intervals so, to find out median simply picked class value of median group i.e.,
20.

Median = 20

For Mode:
To find out median we always find median group first.
How to find mode group?
To find out mode group find maximum frequency, where it lies that class would be
our required mode group.
Note: if 2 or more classes have a same maximum frequency then there would be 2
or more mode groups which mean 2 or more mode lies in data subsequently.

18
19

Frequen
cy
(f)
10
20

20
21
20

30
20
10

Class

Mode
group

Calculation of Mode:
Above frequency distribution is a simple frequency distribution where we dont have
class intervals so, to find out mode simply picked class value of mode group i.e., 20.

Mode = 20

For Mean variance and standard deviation:

Mean=

fx
f

variance=

2
fx

fx
=

f f

( )

standard deviation= = variance= 2

Class
(x)
18
19
20
21
20
Total
()

Mean=

Freque
ncy
(f)
10
20
30
20
10
f = 90

2=

fx2

180
380
600
420
200
fx =
1780

3240
7220
12000
8820
4000
fx2 =
35280

fx = 1780 =19.78
f 90
2

f x 2 fx

f
f
2

fx

( )
2

35280 1780
2

=392( 19.78 ) =0.8395

90
90

standard deviation= = variance= 0.8395=0.916 2

Mean=19.78, 2=0.839 5 =0.9162

Example # 02:
Consider following frequency distribution:
Class
Interval
1---5
6---10
11---15
16---20
21---25

frequenc
y
5
10
15
12
8

1. Find out Mean, Median, and Mode?

2. Find out Variance and standard deviation?
For Median:
To find out median we always find median group first.
How to find median group?
To find out median group calculate (f/2) and then find this value in (C.f) column
where it lies that class would be our required median group.
Note: f/2 = 25 lies in 3rd class (those values which lie in between 16 to 30 lies in
3rd class)

Class
Interval
(C-I)
1---5
6---10

Frequen
cy
(f)
5
10

Cumulative
frequency
(C.f)
5
15C

Class
Boundary
(C-B)
0.5---5.5
5.5---10.5

11---15
16---20
21---25
Total ()

15f
12
8
f = 50

30
42
50

10.5---15.5
15.5---20.5
20.5---25.5

Median
group

Calculation of Median:
Above frequency distribution is grouped frequency distribution where we have class
intervals so, to find out median use formula to calculate median.
Formula:

[(

Median=l .b +

f C
2

) ( )]

h
f

Where;

l. b lower boundry of median group .

h height of median group(u . bl . b).

f frequency of median group.

C above C . f of median group.

l. b=10.5, h=u . bl . b=15.510.5=5

f =15 ,C=

15 f
=25
2

[( ) ( ) ]
f

Median=l .b +

Median=10.5+ ( 2515 )

h
f

( 155 )]

Median=10.5+3.33=13.83

Median = 13.83

For Mode:
To find out median we always find median group first.
How to find mode group?
To find out mode group find maximum frequency, where it lies that class would be
our required mode group.
Note: if 2 or more classes have a same maximum frequency then there would be 2
or more mode groups which mean 2 or more mode lies in data subsequently.

Class
Interval
(C-I)
1---5

Frequen
cy
(f)
5
10
f1
15
fm
12
f2
8

6---10
11---15
16---20
21---25

Class Boundary
(C-B)
0.5---5.5
5.5---10.5
10.5---15.5
Mode
group
15.5---20.5
20.5---25.5

Calculation of Mode:
Above frequency distribution is a grouped frequency distribution where we have
class intervals so, to find out mode use formula to calculate mode.
Formula:

M ode=l . b+

[(

f m f 1
h
2 f mf 1f 2

Where;

l. b lower boundry of mode group .

h height of mode group(u .bl . b).

f m max . frequency frequency of mode group.
f 1 above frequency of mode group.

f 2 below frequency of mode group .

l. b=10.5, h=u . bl . b=15.510.5=5

f m=15 , f 1=10f 2=12

M ode=l . b+

[(

f m f 1
h
2 f mf 1f 2

Median=10.5+

[(

Median=10.5+

[( ) ]

1510
5
2(15)1012

5
5
8

Median=10.5+3. 125=13. 625

Mode = 13.625

For Mean variance and standard deviation:

Mean=

fx
f

variance=

2
fx

fx
=

f f

( )

standard deviation= = variance= 2

1---5
6---10
11---15
16---20
21---25

Frequen
cy
(f)
5
10
15
12
8

Total ()

f = 50

Class
Interval

Mean=

2=

fx

fx2

3
8
13
18
23

15
80
195
216
184

45
640
2535
3888
4232
fx2 =
11340

fx = 690

fx = 690 =13. 8
f 50

f x 2 fx

f
f
2

mid point
(x)

( )

1134 0 690 2
2

=226.8( 13. 8 ) =36.36

50
50

( )

standard deviation= = variance= 36.36=6 .03

Mean=13.8 , 2=36.36=6.03