Demystifying - The median from a frequency table

Drills

Counting through the frequencies to the middle, without rewriting the list.

Author note — to cover

Locate the median from an ungrouped frequency table: find the middle position from the total frequency, then count cumulatively through the rows without rewriting the list. Cover odd and even totals. Grouped data yields only a median class, a separate page; cumulative frequency curves are Higher, on Presenting data. Both tiers. (S4)

  • Fluency — direct questions on the median from a frequency table, limited to this lesson's stated scope (4 questions).
  • Application — use the same skill in unfamiliar or contextual questions without introducing a later method (4 questions).
  • Check — questions built around the exclusions and likely misconceptions named in the lesson brief (4 questions).

The test

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Where to go next

The method this drill practises is taught on The median from a frequency table.