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    The document discusses two examples of grouped data and calculating estimates of central tendency and the modal class. The first example provides data on the number of laps students completed in a race. The second example provides data on the number of minutes aircraft were late to arrive at an airport. For each example, it shows calculating the estimated mean, determining the modal class, and finding the median class interval.

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    The document discusses two examples of grouped data and calculating estimates of central tendency and the modal class. The first example provides data on the number of laps students completed in a race. The second example provides data on the number of minutes aircraft were late to arrive at an airport. For each example, it shows calculating the estimated mean, determining the modal class, and finding the median class interval.

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    The document discusses two examples of grouped data and calculating estimates of central tendency and the modal class. The first example provides data on the number of laps students completed in a race. The second example provides data on the number of minutes aircraft were late to arrive at an airport. For each example, it shows calculating the estimated mean, determining the modal class, and finding the median class interval.

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    The document discusses two examples of grouped data and calculating estimates of central tendency and the modal class. The first example provides data on the number of laps students completed in a race. The second example provides data on the number of minutes aircraft were late to arrive at an airport. For each example, it shows calculating the estimated mean, determining the modal class, and finding the median class interval.

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    Grouped Data

    7 2
    1 5
    Grouped Data
    Large quantities of data can be much more easily viewed and managed if
    placed in groups in a frequency table. Grouped data does not enable
    Intro
    exact values for the mean, median and mode to be calculated. Alternate
    methods of analyising the data have to be employed.

    A group of University students took part in a sponsored race.


    The number of laps completed is given in the table below.

    number of laps frequency (x)


    This data is 1-5 2
    grouped into 6 – 10 9
    8 class intervals 11 – 15 15
    of width 4. 16 – 20 20
    The data is 21 – 25 17
    discrete. 26 – 30 25
    31 – 35 2
    36 - 40 1
    Grouped Data
    Ex 1 Discrete

    Example 1.
    A group of University students took part in a sponsored race. The number of
    laps completed is given in the table below. Use the information to:
    (a) Calculate an estimate for the mean number of laps.
    (b) Determine the modal class.
    (c) Determine the median class interval.

    number of laps frequency (x)


    1-5 2
    6 – 10 9
    11 – 15 15
    16 – 20 20
    21 – 25 17
    26 – 30 25
    31 – 35 2
    36 - 40 1
    Grouped Data

    Estimating the Mean: An estimate for the mean can be obtained by


    assuming that each of the raw data values takes the midpoint value of
    the interval in which it has been placed.

    Mean estimate = 1828/91 = 20.1 laps


    number of laps frequency midpoint(x) mp x f
    1-5 2 3 6
    6 – 10 9 8 72
    11 – 15 15 13 195
    16 – 20 20 18 360
    21 – 25 17 23 391
    26 – 30 25 28 700
    31 – 35 2 33 66
    36 - 40 1 38 38
    f  91  fx  1828
    Grouped Data
    Example 1.
    A group of University students took part in a sponsored race. The number of
    laps completed is given in the table below. Use the information to:
    (a) Calculate an estimate for the mean number of laps.
    (b) Determine the modal class.
    (c) Determine the median class interval.

    number of laps frequency (x)


    1-5 2
    6 – 10 9
    11 – 15 15
    16 – 20 20 Modal Class 26 - 30
    21 – 25 17
    26 – 30 25
    31 – 35 2
    36 - 40 1

    The modal class is simply the class interval of highest frequency.


    Grouped Data
    Example 1.
    A group of University students took part in a sponsored race. The number of
    laps completed is given in the table below. Use the information to:
    (a) Calculate an estimate for the mean number of laps.
    (b) Determine the modal class. 
    (c) Determine the median class interval. 

    number of laps frequency (x) The Median Class Interval is the


    1-5 2 class interval containing the median.
    6 – 10 9
    11 – 15 15
    16 – 20 20
    21 – 25 17
    f  91

    26 – 30 25
    (91+1)/2 =
    46
    31 – 35 2
    36 - 40 1

    The 46th data value is in the 16 – 20 class


    Grouped Data Mean estimate = 925/55 = 16.8 minutes

    Example 2.
    During 3 hours at Heathrow airport 55 aircraft arrived late. The number of
    minutes they were late is shown in the grouped frequency table below.
    (a) Calculate an estimate for the mean number of minutes late.
    (b) Determine the modal class.
    (c) Determine the class interval containing the median.
    This data is grouped into 6 class intervals of width 10. The data is continuous.
    minutes late frequency midpoint(x) mp x f
    0 - 10 27 5 135
    10 - 20 10 15 150
    20 - 30 7 25 175
    30 - 40 5 35 175
    40 - 50 4 45 180
    50 - 60 2 55 110
    f  55  fx  925
    Grouped Data
    Example 2.
    During 3 hours at Heathrow airport 55 aircraft arrived late. The number of
    minutes they were late is shown in the grouped frequency table below.
    (a) Calculate an estimate for the mean number of minutes late. 
    (b) Determine the modal class.
    (c) Determine the class interval containing the median.

    minutes late frequency Modal class = 0 - 10


    0 - 10 27
    10 - 20 10
    20 - 30 7
    30 - 40 5
    40 - 50 4
    50 - 60 2
    Grouped Data
    Example 2.
    During 3 hours at Heathrow airport 55 aircraft arrived late. The number of
    minutes they were late is shown in the grouped frequency table below.
    (a) Calculate an estimate for the mean number of minutes late. 
    (b) Determine the modal class. 
    (c) Determine the class interval containing the median.

    minutes late frequency


    0 - 10 27 (55+1)/2
    = 28
    10 - 20 10
    20 - 30 7
    30 - 40 5 f  55
    40 - 50 4
    50 - 60 2

    The 28th data value is in the 10 - 20 class


    Worksheet 1
    Grouped Data
    Example 1.
    A group of University students took part in a sponsored race. The number of
    laps completed is given in the table below. Use the information to:
    (a) Calculate an estimate for the mean number of laps.
    (b) Determine the modal class.
    (c) Determine the class interval containing the median.

    number of laps frequency midpoint(x) mp x f

    1-5 2
    6 – 10 9
    11 – 15 15
    16 – 20 20
    21 – 25 17
    26 – 30 25
    31 – 35 2
    36 - 40 1

    Worksheet 1
    Grouped Data
    Worksheet 2

    Example 2.
    During 3 hours at Heathrow airport 55 aircraft arrived late. The number of
    minutes they were late is shown in the grouped frequency table below.
    (a) Calculate an estimate for the mean number of minutes late.
    (b) Determine the modal class.
    (c) Determine the class interval containing the median.

    minutes Late frequency midpoint(x) mp x f


    0 - 10 27
    10 - 20 10
    20 - 30 7
    30 - 40 5
    40 - 50 4
    50 - 60 2

    Worksheet 2

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