"Reverse" from frequency table or histogram to (pseudo)data and then do stats.
In case you don't have the data but only a classed/binned/grouped frequency table
or histogram how can you calculate the mean?
class Freq.
----- -----
0 6
10 2
20 8
30 12
40 4
50 7
____
n=______
The midpoint of the classes: 5 15 25 35 45 55
Use the midpoint of each class as the average data value of the data in that class
and multiply by that class's frequency, and then sum them all:
(6 5s + 2 15s + 8 25s + 12 35s + 4 45s + 7 55s)
5*6 + 15*2 + 25*8 + 35*12 + 45*4 + 55*7
= 30 + 30 + 200 + 420 + 180 + 385
= 1245
Tedious! Error-prone.
(pseudo)mean = 1245 / n = _______
Inaccurate because the midpoint is probably not the average value of the data in a class
but won't be too far off. Well, it's all you have in this case.
OR
grouped freq dist→data
Type the class/group/bin midpoints into "class/bin midpoints:"
In this example: 5 15 25 35 45 55
Paste the frequencies into "their Frequencies:"
In this example: 6 2 8 12 4 7
It generates that many (i.e. its frequency) of each midpoint values.
In this example:
5 5 5 5 5 5 15 15 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 45 45 45 45 55 55 55 55 55 55 55
(i.e. 6 5s, 2 15s, 8 25s, 12 35s, 4 45s, 7 55s)
Copy and paste into
freq dist, histogram, stats ***
and let that do the tedious and error-prone arithmetic.
mean=_______ And all the other stats...
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class Freq.
----- -----
100 37
130 18
160 5
190 15
220 18
250 22
280 31
I recommend using the software.
n=_____
What is the (pseudo)mean:______