Mathematics
Draw an ogive for the following data:
| Class - interval | Frequency |
|---|---|
| 1 - 10 | 4 |
| 11 - 20 | 6 |
| 21 - 30 | 8 |
| 31 - 40 | 11 |
| 41 - 50 | 7 |
| 51 - 60 | 5 |
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The above frequency distribution is discontinuous, to convert it into continuous frequency distribution,
Subtract the adjustment factor (0.5) from all the lower limits and add the adjustment factor (0.5) to all the upper limits.
Continuous frequency distribution for the given data is :
| CLasses before adjustment | Classes after adjustment | Frequency | Cumulative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - 10 | 0.5 - 10.5 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 - 20 | 10.5 - 20.5 | 6 | 10 (6 + 4) |
| 21 - 30 | 20.5 - 30.5 | 8 | 18 (10 + 8) |
| 31 - 40 | 30.5 - 40.5 | 11 | 29 (18 + 11) |
| 41 - 50 | 40.5 - 50.5 | 7 | 36 (29 + 7) |
| 51 - 60 | 50.5 - 60.5 | 5 | 41 (36 + 5) |
Steps of construction :
Since, the scale on x-axis starts at 10.5, a break (kink) is shown near the origin on x-axis to indicate that the graph is drawn to scale beginning at 10.5.
Take 2 cm along x-axis = 10 units
Take 1 cm along y-axis = 5 units
Ogive always starts from a point on x-axis representing the lower limit of the first class. Mark point (0.5, 0).
Take upper class limits along x-axis and corresponding cumulative frequencies along y-axis, mark the points (10.5, 4), (20.5, 10), (30.5, 18), (40.5, 29), (50.5, 36), (60.5, 41).
Join the points marked by a free hand curve.
The required ogive is shown in the below figure:

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