Session - 5

 Make a frequency table

 Compute the midpoint (x) for each class.
 Count the number of entries in each class (f).
 Sum the f values to find n, the total number
of entries in the distribution.
 Treat each entry of a class as if it falls at the
class midpoint.
 x   xf
n

x = class midpoint
Sample Standard Deviation for
a Frequency Distribution

s  ( x  x) f 2

n 1
 Computation Formula for
Standard Deviation for a
Frequency Distribution
SSx
s
n 1

where SSx   x 2
f
 xf 
2

n
 Calculation of the mean of
grouped data
Ages: f x xf

30 - 34 4 32 128

35 - 39 5

40 - 44 2 37 185

45 - 49 9

f = 20 42 xf84
= 820
x  xf  xf

n f

820
  41 . 0
20
 Calculation of the standard
deviation of grouped data
Ages: f x x – mean (x – mean)2 (x – mean)2 f

30 – 34 4 32 –9 81 324

35 – 39 5 37 –4 16 80

40 – 44 2 42 1 1 2

45 - 49 9 47 6 36 324
 f = 20  (x – mean)2 f = 730
Mean
 Calculation of the standard
deviation of grouped data
  x  x   730 f = n = 20
2

s  ( x  x) f

2
730
n 1 20  1
 38 . 42  6 . 20
 Computation Formula for
Standard Deviation for a
Frequency Distribution
SSx
s
n 1

where SSx   x 2
f
 xf 
2

n
 Computation Formula for
Standard Deviation
x f xf x2f

32 4 128 4096

5 6845

37 2 185 3528

9 19881

42 84
f = 20 xf = 820 x2f =
34350
Computation Formula for
Standard Deviation for a
Frequency Distribution
 xf  2

where SS x   x f 
2

n
820 2
34350   730
20
SS x 730
s    6 . 20
n1 20  1