To find the cumulative frequency, add to each successive category the totals of the lower.
The number of people in each category is the frequency.
An example is grouping people by height categories: under five feet, five feet to six feet, and above six feet. Cumulative rank is based upon the cumulative grade point average at the end of the Spring semester and is provided for all students by class year and division ( e.g., first year day, first year evening, etc.). Three types of rank are computed at the conclusion of each Spring semester: Cumulative Rank Click to view Cumulative Ranking cutoffs.