Grouped Frequency Tables


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Examples, videos and solutions to help GCSE Maths students learn how to find the mean and median from a grouped frequency table.

How to calculate the mean for grouped data in a frequency table?
Step 1: Calculate the midpoints
Step 2: Multiply midpoints with frequency
Step 3: Calculate the mean of the answers in step 2

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GCSE Module
Finding the mean from grouped frequency tables

Determining the Mean for Grouped Data
Example:

  1. A sample of car owners was asked how old they were when they got their first car. The results were then reported in a frequency distribution. Calculate the mean.
  2. A survey of athletes asked how many hours they train per week. The results were then reported in a frequency distribution. Calculate the mean.



GCSE Unit 1 Mean from a Grouped Data Table

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Finding the median from grouped frequency tables



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