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Graph of Frequency Distribution

Previous Knowledge
1.

Data &Types of data.

2. Tabulation

and ways of tabulation.

3. Frequency distribution

THE AIM
The students will be able to understand the graphs of frequency distribution.

Introduction

Q. What is meant by Data?

A: The numerical figurers obtained from any field of study are
known as data
Q: What are the main existing sources of data?
A: Data can be collected from office record, published paper
or directly from the field according to needs.
Q: What are the main types of data.
A: There are two main types of data
(i) Primary data
(ii) Secondary data

Q:4 In the following which is Primary data & which is

Secondary data.
Following the marks out of 100 obtained by students of class 9
in a monthly test in the subject of mathematics
(i) 60,62,65,66,67,68

66,60,73,67,69,70
63,64,63

(ii)

Marks in
Maths

No Of
Students

60-62
63-65
66-68
69-71
72-74

3
4
5
2
1

Total

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A: (i) Represent Primary data while (ii) represent

Secondary data
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Q 5: What is tabulation
A: To present the data in a classified form
Q 6: Given below are two tables identify the one way and two
way tabulation in them
(i)
(ii)
Rs

5-10

11-16

11

17-22

14

23-28

22

29-34

10

35-40

Total

70

Weights
pounds

Height in(inches)
54-56

100-104

105-109
110-114

60 to 62

63 to 65

13

115-119
Total

57 to 59

66 to 68

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A: (i) Represent one way tabulation

(ii) Represent two way tabulations
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The table (i) in Q.4 & the table given in Q.6 are also
called frequency distribution

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Concept: Graph of Frequency Distribution

DLO :
The student will be able to understand the
basic rule that govern the formation of frequency
distribution and graph for frequency distribution.

Treatment and Procedure

Example:

Following are the marks out of 100 obtained by

25 students in the subject of Physics
45,50,51,51,54,53,53,52,55,57,54,
58,60,62,59,61,61,62,64,63,48
65,53,66,65
Q.1 Find smaller and larger value
A: smaller value = 45 larger value =66
Q.2 Find the size of class interval by taking the no of
groups as 5
A.

= 4.2 or 5 approx.

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Q3
A

Prepare two columns (a) C.I. (b) Frequency

C.I.

Frequency

45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69

2
9
4
7
3

Total

25

The table made is called Frequency Dist.

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Q4
Now extend the table in Q3 by two columns
(a) Class Boundaries (b) Mid-Points
A
For Class Boundaries subtract 0.5 from Lower
Class Limit and add 0.5 in Upper Class Limit.
For Mid-Point find the Average of each Class Limit

C.I.
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69

Total

Frequency
(f)
2
9
4
7
3

Class
Boundaries
44.5-49.5
49.5-54.5
54.5-59.5
59.5-64.5
64.5-69.5

Mid-Point
(x)
47
52
57
62
67

25

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Q5

Draw a line as x-axis and y-axis on a graph paper.

y-axis

x-axis

Q6

Mark class boundaries on x-axis with a suitable width

proportional to size of C.I.

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Q7

Set a scale, draw frequencies on y-axis.

Q8

Make a rectangle against each group of height

proportional to the frequency of the class.

The graph made is called Histogram

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Q9
Mark the Mid-point on the top of rectangle and join
all the points.
A

The graph made is called Frequency Polygon.

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Histogram is a graph of adjacent rectangles

Frequency Polygon

A resulting graph obtained by joining all the midpoints of

top sides of the rectangles in a histogram is called
frequency polygon.

 Graph

of

Frequency Distribution

1. What is frequency distribution?

2. How midpoint of a class is calculated?
3. What is the difference between class intervals and
class boundaries?
4. What is the difference between histogram and
frequency polygon?

Recapitulation

The process of Presenting a Data on a Graph.

formation of a frequency distribution

The class-boundaries and the mid-pts of C.I.

How a data can be present in a more manageable way
through histogram and frequency polygon

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Any thing you like would be revised?

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Consolidation
Following are the expenditure in dollars required for repair of
computers.
145,152,153,156,158,160,146,152,155,159,159,161
163,165,147,148,151,154,145,158,160,144,147
151,150,152,149,145,153,152,155
Taking 4 as the size of class interval make a histogram &
frequency polygon

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Standard Deviation

Mean Deviation
Measure of Dispersion

Variance

Quartile Deviation

Range

Central Tendency

Un Group Data

Arithmetic Mean

Multiple bar graph

Bar graph
Pie graph

Median

Mode

Arithmetic Mean

FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION
Graph Of Frequency
Distribution

Group Data

Median

Mode

Histogram

Frequency polygon

Solve

Q3, 4,5 of Ex-4.1

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Conclusion
Today We have learnt about the Procedure for
The formation of Histogram & Frequency Polygon
for a given data.
In the next class Insha Allah we will
discuss the other form of Graph for
a given Data.

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