The following are the ages of 300 patients getting medical treatment in a hospital on a particular day:


Age (in years)



10 - 20



20 - 30



30 - 40



40 - 50



50 - 60



60 - 70



Number of patients



60



42



55



70



53



20



Form a 'less than type' cumulative frequency distribution.

In a ‘less than type’ cumulative frequency distribution, upper limit of the classes are considered.

It is given by,


AGE(in years)



CUMULATIVE FREQUENCY(Cf)



Less than 20



60



Less than 30



102



Less than 40



157



Less than 50



227



Less than 60



280



Less than 70



300



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