Graphical Representation of Cumulative Frequency Distribution

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Graphical Representation of Cumulative Frequency Distribution: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Ogive: Cumulative Frequency Curve, Cumulative Frequency Curve of Less than Type, Cumulative Frequency Curve of More than Type, Relation between Ogives and Median & Finding Median through Ogives etc.

Important Questions on Graphical Representation of Cumulative Frequency Distribution

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For a given data with 70 observations, the 'less than ogive' and the 'more than ogive' intersect at (x, y). The median of the data is 20.5. Then, the value of x and y are

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The monthly consumption of electricity (in units) of some families of a locality is given in the following frequency distribution:

 Monthly  consumption  (in units) 140-160160-180180-200200-220220-240240-260260-280 Number of  families 381540503010

A 'more than type' ogive is plotted for this data as

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The median for the given frequency distribution is represented by

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The heights of 50 girls of Class X of a school are recorded as follows.

 Height (in  cm) 135-140140-145145-150150-155155-160160-165 Number  of girls 58912142

A 'more than type' ogive for the above data is 

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The median is 

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For a given data with 50 observations the 'Less than ogive' and the 'more than ogive' intersect at (15.5, 25). The median of the data is _____.

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The heights of 100 students are measured. The results have been used to draw this cumulative frequency diagram. Question Image
Find the number of students with a height greater than  177 cm.

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This cumulative frequency curve shows the masses of  500 12-year-old girls (in kg).
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How many girls have a mass between 40 and 50 kg?

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Which of the following cannot be determined graphically?

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If ogive is a _____ curve, then it must be more than type ogive. (constant / falling / rising)

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If the 'less than type' ogive and 'more than type' ogive intersect each other at 20.5, 15.5 then the median of the given data is

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In the below figure the value of the median of the data using the graph of less than ogive and more than ogive is 
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The abscissa of the point of intersection of 'Less than' and 'More than' type cumulative frequency curves of a grouped data gives its

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An ogive is the same as frequency polygon.

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In the 'less than' type of ogive  the cumulative frequency is plotted against

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What is the value of the median of the data using the graph in the following figure of less than ogive and more than ogive?

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For a given data with 50 observations the 'Less than ogive' and the 'more than ogive' intersect at (15.5, 25). The median of the data is:

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The median of a frequency distribution is found graphically with the help of

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Two ogives, 'less than' type and 'more than' type of the same data intersect at the point P. The _____ of this point P represents half of total frequency.

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The abscissa of the point of intersection of the less than type and of the more than type cumulative frequency curves of a grouped data gives its

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Intersection of less than Ogive and more than Ogive gives Median.

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In More than Ogive curve, cumulative frequencies are marked against the lower limit of the respective classes.