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title: "Cumulative Tables and Ogives"
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chapter: 5
chapterTitle: "Data Analysis: A Concise Overview of Statistical Techniques"
slide: 166
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# Cumulative Tables and Ogives

*shows the sum of the frequencies up to and including the respective row.*

Cumulative Table

shows the **sum of the frequencies** up to and including the respective row.

Ogive

is the graph of the **cumulative relative frequency** across all classes.

∅ Time in Transit · each row adds the previous relative frequency

| ∅ Time | Relative Frequency | Cumulative Rel. Frequency |
|------|------|------|
| 16–17.9 | 1/15 ≈ 0.07 | 0.07 |
| 18–19.9 | 2/15 ≈ 0.13 | 0.07+0.13 0.20 |
| 20–21.9 | 1/15 ≈ 0.07 | 0.20+0.07 0.27 |
| 22–23.9 | 6/15 ≈ 0.40 | 0.27+0.40 0.67 |
| 24–25.9 | 2/15 ≈ 0.13 | 0.67+0.13 0.80 |
| 26–27.9 | 1/15 ≈ 0.07 | 0.80+0.07 0.87 |
| 28–29.9 | 1/15 ≈ 0.07 | 0.87+0.07 0.94 |
| 30–31.9 | 1/15 ≈ 0.07 | 0.94+0.07 1.00 |

→

Average Time in Transit

*[Diagramm: Cumulative Tables and Ogives]*

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*Slide 166 of 274 · Chapter 5: Data Analysis: A Concise Overview of Statistical Techniques · Principles of Survey Research · Dr. Paul Marx*