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F) Frequency Use the given frequency distribution to find the (a) class width. (

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F) Frequency Use the given frequency distribution to find the (a) class width. (b) class midpoints. (c) class boundaries 32-36 37-41 42-46 47-51 52-56 57-61 62-66 (a) What is the class width? Type an integer or a decimal.) (b) What are the class midpoints? Complete the table below. (Type integers or decimals.) 32-36 37-41 42-46 47-51 52-56 57-61 62-66 (c) What are the class boundaries? Complete the table below. (Type integers or decimals.) Class boundaries 32-36 37-41 42-46 47-51 52-56 57-61 62-66

Explanation / Answer

Solution:

   we are given the following frequency distribution:

Part a) Class width:

Class width = Difference between two successive lower limits or difference between two successive upper limits

Thus

Class width = 37 - 32

Class width = 5

Part b) Class Midpoints:

Class midpoint = ( Upper limit + Lower Limit ) / 2

For First class:

Class midpoint = ( 32 + 36) / 2

Class Midpoint = ( 68 ) / 2

Class Midpoint = 34

For second class:

Class midpoint = ( 37 +41) / 2

Class Midpoint = ( 78 ) / 2

Class Midpoint = 39

Similarly we calculate next class midpoints:

Part c) Class Boundaries:

To find Class Boundaries, first, find the gap between two consecutive upper and lower limits.

Gap = Upper limit of a class - Lower limit of its next class

Gap = 37- 36

Gap =1

Then find Gap / 2 = 1 / 2 = 0.5

To get Class boundaries, Minus 0.5 from each lower limit and add 0.5 in each upper limit:

Calculations:

Class          Class boundaries

32 - 36        32-0.5 = 31.5 , 36+0.5=36.5

37-41          37-0.5= 36.5   , 41+0.5=41.5

42-46          42-0.5= 41.5   , 46+0.5=46.5

47-51          47-0.5= 46.5   , 51+0.5=51.5

52-56          52-0.5= 51.5   , 56+0.5=56.5

57-61          57-0.5= 56.5   , 61+0.5=61.5

62-66          62-0.5= 61.5   , 66+0.5=66.5

Thus we get :

Temperature Frequency 32-36 1 37-41 3 42-46 5 47-51 11 52-56 7 57-61 7 62-66 1