Consider the following frequency distribution:
Class | 0 - 10 | 10 - 20 | 20 - 30 | 30 - 40 | 40 - 50 | 50 - 60 |
Frequency | 3 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 18 | 5 |
The modal class is
For modal class,
Here, the maximum class frequency is 30.
The class corresponding to this frequency is the modal class. ⇒ modal class = 30 - 40
∴ modal class = 30 - 40