Histogram:: See Chapter 2 Section 1 Worksheet, #3 For Solution To Grouped Frequency Distribution
Histogram:: See Chapter 2 Section 1 Worksheet, #3 For Solution To Grouped Frequency Distribution
4
3
2
1
0
20.5 To 27.5 27.5 To 34.5 34.5 To 41.5 41.5 To 48.5 48.5 To 55.5
Grams Per Serving Always label and title your x- axis.
The height of the column represents
the frequency for the class. Notice that the x-axis uses the class boundaries.
Histograms share borders (they touch), so we must use class
Reading the histogram, we can see boundaries. The only time there is a gap in the histogram is
when there is a frequency of 0.
that the first column has a height of
2. This means that 2 cakes are 20.5
to 27.5 grams per serving.
We can see that the highest
frequency of cakes is 6 with 41.5 to
48.5 grams per serving.
2. The following figures give the telephone bills (in dollars) of twenty residents of Metroville.
Construct a grouped frequency distribution with 5 classes. Construct a histogram.
15.80 23.05 17.72 44.18 33.38 23.20 68.50 43.47 34.05 16.10
18.10 29.65 52.25 27.28 68.90 57.12 46.04 27.00 36.07 19.16
Range = highest value – lowest value. 68.90 – 15.80 = 53.10 Always round up to the next #
with the same # of place values as
𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑡ℎ ≈ 𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 53.10
= 10.62 → 𝟏𝟎. 𝟔𝟑 the data. Since the data have two
𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 5
decimal place values (in
𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 thousandths), we round up the
class width to the next # in the
thousandths. So 10.63 is now our
class width.
Telephone Bill for Metroville Residents
(This is the class using limits ) (This is the class using boundaries) (This is the frequency)
Telephone Bill (In Dollars) Telephone Bill (in Dollars) Number of Residents
15.80 – 26.42 15.795 – 26.425 7
26.43 – 37.05 26.425 – 37.055 6
37.06 – 47.68 37.055 – 47.685 3
47.69 – 58.31 47.685 – 58.315 2
58.32 – 68.94 58.315 – 68.945 2
Notice that the only separation between the classes with limits is one thousandths (0.01) since the data
values have at most two decimal place value (thousandths).
The lower class limit for the 1 st class will be smallest data value (15.80). To get the lower limit for the
next class, we add the class width (10.63) to the lower class limit of the 1
st class. We repeat this until we
2 class since the data have at most two decimal place values (thousandths).
nd
To get the upper limit for the next class, we add the class width to the upper limit of the 1st class. We
repeat this until we have the upper limits for the 5 classes.
Always label and title Telephone Bill for Metroville Residents Always have a title for
your y-axis. the histogram..
Number of Residents
7.
6.
5.
4.
3.
2.
1.
0.
15.795 To
26.425 To
37.055 To
47.685 To
58.315 To
26.425
37.055
47.685
58.315
68.945
Telephone Bill (in Dollars) Always label and title your x- axis.
3. The following are the hourly wages (in dollars) of thirty factory workers. Construct a grouped
frequency distribution with 6 classes. Construct a histogram.
9.60 11.50 8.85 12.20 8.75 9.30 10.10 9.90 9.25 9.10
11.35 11.20 8.90 9.60 9.75 10.25 9.80 10.65 10.15 9.75
11.10 10.15 10.85 9.70 9.35 10.60 10.15 10.60 10.45 11.20
Range = highest value – lowest value. 12.2 – 8.75 = 3.45
𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 3.45
𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑡ℎ ≈ = 0.575 → 𝟎. 𝟓𝟖
𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 6
𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑
Wages for Factory Workers
(This is the class using (This is the class using (This is the frequency)
limits ) boundaries) Number of Workers
Hourly (In Dollars) Hourly Wages (in Dollars)
8.75 – 9.32 8.745 – 9.325 6
9.33 – 9.90 9325 – 9.905 8
9.91 – 10.48 9.905 – 10.485 6
10.49 – 11.06 10.485 – 11.065 4
11.07 – 11.64 11.065 – 11.645 5
11.65 – 12.22 11.645 – 12.225 1
Hourly Wages for Factory Workers
8.
7.
6.
5.
4.
Number of Workers
3.
2.
1.
0.
8.745 To 9.325 To 9.905 To 10.485 To 11.065 To 11.645 To
9.325 9.905 10.485 11.065 11.645 12.225
Wages (in Dollars)
4. The following are cholesterol readings (mg/deciliter of blood) of twenty patients. Construct a
grouped frequency distribution with 7 classes. Construct a histogram
184 230 195 186 240 190 238 254 225 237
210 224 214 197 203 233 198 215 216 205
Range = highest value – lowest value. 254 – 184 = 70
𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 70
𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑡ℎ ≈ = 10 → 𝟏𝟏
𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 7
𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑
Wages for Factory Workers
(This is the class using (This is the class using (This is the frequency)
limits ) boundaries) Number of Workers
Hourly (In Dollars) Hourly Wages (in Dollars)
184 – 194 183. 5 – 194.5 3
195 – 205 194.5 – 205.5 5
206 – 216 205.5 – 216.5 4
217 – 227 216.5 – 227.5 2
228 -238 227.5 – 238.5 4
239 – 249 238.5 – 249.5 1
250 - 260 249.5 – 260.5 1
Cholesterol Readings
5
Number of Patients
4
3
2
1
0
183.5 To 194.5 To 205.5 To 216.5 To 227.5 To 238.5 To 249.5 To
194.5 205.5 216.5 227.5 238.5 249.5 260.5
mg/deciliter of blood
5. A study was conducted on the amount (in dollars) spent on gas for 30 random people. Construct a
grouped frequency distribution with 5 classes. Construct a histogram.
44 50 45 42 46 34 44 34 39 41
43 37 47 37 36 45 47 34 39 37
30 40 41 45 45 36 31 39 35 43
See Chapter 2 Section 1 Worksheet, #7
for solution to grouped frequency
distribution.
Gas Spending
Number of People
8.
6.
4.
2.
0.
29.5 To 34.5 34.5 To 39.5 39.5 To 44.5 44.5 To 49.5 49.5 To 54.5
Amount Spent (In Dollars)
6. The highway police department conducted a survey and clocked the speeds of 100 cars.
Construct a histogram. Construct a histogram using relative frequency. What portion of cars were
clocked at less than 60 miles per hour?
Speed (in mph) # of Cars
48 – 50 30
51 – 53 15
54 – 56 5
57 – 59 20
60 – 62 15
63 – 65 15
Clocked Speeds
35
30
Number of Cars
25
20
15
10
5
0
47.5 - 50.5 50.5 - 53.5 53.5 - 56.5 56.5 - 59.5 59.5 - 62.5 62.5 - 65.5
Speed (in miles per hour)
7. Solandine glycosides are natural constituents of potatoes and in high amounts can cause toxicity.
Fifty fresh potato tubers were analyzed and the amount of solandine (mg/kg) determined.
Construct a histogram. Construct a histogram using relative frequency.
(mg/kg) Frequency
20 – 29 10
30 – 39 0
40 – 49 18
50 – 59 12
60 – 69 8
70 – 79 0
80 – 89 2
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
19.5 - 29.5 29.5 - 39.5 39.5 - 49.5 49.5 - 59.5 59.5 - 69.5 69.5 - 79.5 79.5 - 89.5
Amount of Solandine Glycosides (in mg/kg)