Learning Objectives

  • Construct a simple frequency distribution for grouped and ungrouped data.
  • Determine whether data should be grouped or ungrouped.
  • Identify when it is appropriate to distribute the cumulative frequency, relative frequency, relative percent, cumulative relative frequency, and cumulative percent.
  • Identify percentile points and percentile ranks in a cumulative percent distribution.
  • Construct and interpret graphs for distributions of continuous data.
  • Construct and interpret graphs for distributions of discrete data.
  • Construct frequency distributions for quantitative and categorical data using SPSS.
  • Construct histograms, bar charts, and pie charts using SPSS.