Frequency Distribution Table (FDT)

It is a grouping of all the (numerical) observations into intervals or classes together with a count of the number

of observations that fall in each interval or class.

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Example: Suppose we are given a set of raw numerical data.

These are the average monthly Kilowatt-hours of Households in Barangay Santiago.
20 45 66 96 25 48 68 100 30 50 70 120 36 53 72 130 38 56 74 135 40 58 80 140 40 60 88 150 42 64 90 152

Source: Elementary Statistical manual The following may be used as a guide in constructing an FDT (note that if there is an existing set of class intervals for the specific data, then steps 1 to __ will not apply)

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Step 1: Find the range R.

R = highest value lowest value Solution: R = 152 20 = 132

Step 2: Estimate the number of classes or intervals, k.

k = n , where n = number of observations
Note: If the resulting value is fractional, then we take the next higher integer.

Solution:

k = 32
=6

Step 3: Estimate the class width c of each interval.

c = R/k
Note: Round off the answer to the same number of decimal places
that the observations have.

Solution: c = 132/6 = 22

Step 4:
List the lower and upper class limits of the first interval.
Class Interval

20 41 42 63 64 85
86 107 108 129 130 151 152 - 173

Step 5:
List all the succeeding lower and upper class limits by adding
the class with c to the lower limit of the first class interval. The upper class limit of the first interval should be the number before the lower class interval of the second interval. The highest class should contain the largest

observation.
Note: Class limits must have the same number of decimal places as the raw data.

Step 6:

From the data, tally the observations according to the interval which it belongs to. Summarize the tallies in a column for the frequencies.
Class Interval 20 41 Tally IIII-II Frequency 7

42 63 64 85
86 107 108 129 130 151 152 - 173

IIII-IIII IIII-II
IIII I IIII I

8 7
4 1 4 1

Average Monthly Kilowatt-hours of Households in Barangay Santiago

Step 7: Compute the class marks and class boundaries of each class intervals
Class mark = (lower class limit + class boundaries)/2
Lower class boundary = lower class limit (unit of accuracy)
Upper class boundary = upper class limit + (unit of accuracy) Note: The number 2.5 is accurate to the tenth unit (or 0.1) while 3.42 is accurate to the hundredth unit (or 0.01).

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Step 7:
Class Interval 20 41 42 63 64 85 86 107 108 129 130 151 152 - 173 Tally IIII-II IIII-IIII IIII-II IIII I IIII I Frequency 7 8 7 4 1 4 1 Class boundary 19.5 41.5 41.5 63.5 63.5 85.5 85.5 107.5 107.5 129.5 129.5 151.5 151.5 173.5

Average Monthly Kilowatt-hours of Households in Barangay Santiago

For example, using data:

Class Interval 20 41 7

Variations of the FDT include relative and cumulative frequencies.

Relative Frequency 0.21875 Cumulative Frequency 7

Relative Frequency

42 63 64 85
86 107 108 129 130 151 152 - 173

8 7
4 1 4 1

0.25 0.21875
0.125 0.03125 0.125 0.03125

15 22
26 27 31 32

= Frequency/ Total Frequency

Cumulative Frequency

= It is the 'running total' of frequencies.