Cumulative

Frequency
What is meant by cumulative
frequency?????

The cumulative frequency is the sum of the

frequencies up to a certain value in a set of
data

It can be obtained by determining the sum of

its frequency with the total frequency of the
previous data or class interval

We can construct a cumulative frequency

table based on the

j)Ungrouped data
There are three step to construct
a cumulative frequency table

Step 1: add a class for zero

frequency before the first class

Step 2: list all the upper class

boundaries

Step 3: add a frequency up to the

values of the class boundary size
For example:

c)Ungrouped data

Shoe 6 7 8 9
size
frequenc 7 12 10 11
y

k)Grouped data

Mass(kg 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69

)
frequenc 2 7 14 9
y
a) THE EXAMPLE OF CUMULATIVE FREQUENCY
TABLE FOR UNGROUPED DATA
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Shoe size Upper Frequenc Cumulati

boundary y ve
frequenc
5 5.5 0 0
y
6 6.5 7 7 0+7
7 7.5 12 19 7
+12
1
8 8.5 10 29 9+1
9 9.5 1 30 2
0
9+1
b) THE EXAMPLE OF CUMULATIVE
FREQUENCY TABLE FOR GROUPED DATA
Step 2 Step 3
Step 1

Mass(kg) Upper Frequency Cumulative

boundary frequency

20-29 29.5 0 0
30-39 39.5 2 2 0+2

40-49 49.5 7 9 2+7

50-59 59.5 14 23 9
+14
60-69 69.5 9 32
2
3+9
Try this examples

The following data shows the grade of

mathematics obtained by 70 students in a
test
Grade 1 2 3 4 5 6

Frequenc 4 9 21 26 8 2
y

Construct a cumulative frequency table

for the ungrouped data
Grade 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Upper 0.5 1.5 2.5 3.5 4.5 5.5 6.5

boundary

Frequenc 0 4 9 21 26 8 2
y

Cumulati 0 4 13 34 60 68 70
ve
frequenc
y
3. Construct the cumulative
frequency table for the grouped
data Time(s) Frequency

11-15 4

16-20 8

21-25 10

26-20 3
Time(s) Upper Frequency Cumulativ
boundary e
frequency
11-15 15.5 4 4

16-20 20.5 8 12

21-25 25.5 10 22

26-30 30.5 3 25
Let’s do class
activities