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Mean, Median, Mode Of Grouped Data, Cumulative Frequency Graph And Ogive

Class 10th Mathematics RS Aggarwal Solution
Exercise 9a
  1. If the mean of 5 observations x, x + 2, x + 4, x + 6 and x + 8 is 11, find the…
  2. If the mean of 25 observations is 27 and each observation is decreased by 7,…
  3. Compute the mean of the following data: Class 1 - 3 3 - 5 5 - 7 7 - 9 Frequency…
  4. Find the mean, using direct method: Class 0 - 10 10 - 20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40 - 50…
  5. Calculate the mean of the following data, using direct method: Class 25 - 35 35…
  6. Compute the mean of the following data, using direct method: Class 0 - 100 100 -…
  7. Using an appropriate method, find the mean of the following frequency…
  8. If the mean of the following frequency distribution is 24, find the value of p.…
  9. The following distribution shows the daily pocket allowance of children of a…
  10. If the mean of the following frequency distribution is 54, find the value of p.…
  11. The mean of the following data is 42. Find the missing frequencies x and y if…
  12. The daily expenditure of 100 families are given below. Calculate f1 and f2 if…
  13. The mean of the following frequency distribution is 57.6 and the Total number…
  14. During a medical check - up, the number of heart beats per minute of 30…
  15. Find the mean marks per student, using Assumed - mean method: Marks 0 - 10 10 -…
  16. Find the mean of the following frequency distribution, using the Assumed - mean…
  17. Find the mean of the following data, using the Assumed - mean method: Class 0 -…
  18. The following table gives the literacy rate (in percentage) in 40 cities. Find…
  19. Find the mean of the following frequency distribution using step - deviation…
  20. Find the mean of the following data, using step - deviation method: Class 5 -…
  21. The weights of tea in 70 packets are shown in the following table: Weight (in…
  22. Find the mean of the following frequency distribution using a suitable method:…
  23. In an annual examination, marks (out of 90) obtained by students of Class X in…
  24. Find the arithmetic mean of the following frequency distribution using step -…
  25. Find the mean of the following data using step - deviation method: Class 500 -…
  26. Find the mean age from the following frequency distribution: Age (in years) 25…
  27. The following table shows the age distribution of patients of malaria in a…
  28. Weight of 60 eggs were recorded as given below: Weight (in grams) 75 - 79 80 -…
  29. The following table shows the marks scored by 80 students in an examination:…
Exercise 9b
  1. In a hospital, the ages of diabetic patients were recorded as follows. Find the…
  2. Compute the median from the following data: Marks 0 - 7 7 - 14 14 - 21 21 - 28…
  3. The following table shows the daily wages of workers in a factory: Daily wages…
  4. Calculate the median from the following frequency distribution: Class 5 - 10 10…
  5. Given below is the number of units of electricity consumed in a week in a…
  6. Calculate the median from the following data: Height - (in cm) 135 - 140 140 -…
  7. Calculate the missing frequency from the following distribution, it being given…
  8. The median of the following data is 16. Find the missing frequencies a and b if…
  9. In the following data the median of the runs scored by 60 top batsmen of the…
  10. If the median of the following frequency distribution is 32.5, find the values…
  11. Calculate the median for the following data: Age (in years) 19 - 25 26 - 32 33…
  12. Find the median wages for the following frequency distribution: Wages per day…
  13. Class 1 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 21 - 25 26 - 30 31 - 35 36 - 40 41 - 45…
  14. Marks No. of students Below 10 12 Below 20 32 Below 30 57 Below 40 80 Below 50…
Exercise 9c
  1. Find the mode of the following frequency distribution: Marks 10 - 20 20 - 30 30…
  2. Class 0 - 20 20 - 40 40 - 60 60 - 80 80 - 100 Frequency 25 16 28 20 5 Compute…
  3. Heights of students of Class X are given in the following frequency…
  4. Find the mode of the following distribution: Class interval 10 - 14 14 - 18 18 -…
  5. Given below is the distribution of Total household expenditure of 200 manual…
  6. Calculate the mode from the following data: Monthly salary (in Rs.) No. of…
  7. Compute the mode from the following data: Age (in years) 0 - 5 5 - 10 10 - 15 15…
  8. Compute the mode from the following series: Size 45 - 55 55 - 65 65 - 75 75 - 85…
  9. Class interval 1 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 21 - 25 26 - 30 31 - 35 36 - 40 41 -…
  10. The agewise participation of students in the Annual Function of a school is…
Exercise 9d
  1. Find the mean, mode and median of the following frequency distribution: Class…
  2. Class 0 - 20 20 - 40 40 - 60 60 - 80 80 - 100 100 - 120 120 - 140 Frequency 6 8…
  3. Class 0 - 50 50 - 100 100 - 150 150 - 200 200 - 250 250 - 300 300 - 350…
  4. Find the mode, median and mean for the following data: Marks obtained 25 - 35 35…
  5. A survey regarding the heights (in cm) of 50 girls of a class was conducted and…
  6. The following table gives the daily income of 50 workers of a factory: Daily…
  7. The table below shows the daily expenditure on food of 30 households in a…
Exercise 9e
  1. Find the median of the following data by making a 'less than ogive'. Marks 0 -…
  2. The given distribution shows the number of wickets taken by the bowlers in one -…
  3. Draw a 'more than' ogive for the data given below which gives the marks of 100…
  4. The heights of 50 girls of Class X of a school are recorded as follows: Height…
  5. The monthly consumption of electricity (in units) of some families of a locality…
  6. The following table gives the production yield per hectare of wheat of 100 farms…
  7. The table given below shows the weekly expenditures on food of some households…
  8. From the following frequency distribution, prepare the 'more than' ogive. Score…
  9. The marks obtained by 100 students of a class in an examination are given below:…
  10. From the following data, draw the two types of cumulative frequency curves and…
Exercise 9f
  1. Write the median class of the following distribution: Class 0 - 10 10 - 20 20 -…
  2. What is the lower limit of the modal class of the following frequency…
  3. The monthly pocket money of 50 students of a class are given in the following…
  4. A data has 25 observations arranged in a descending order. Which observation…
  5. For a certain distribution, mode and median were found to be 1000 and 1250…
  6. In a class test, 50 students obtained marks as follows: Marks obtained 0 - 20 20…
  7. Find the class marks of classes 10 - 25 and 35 - 55.
  8. While calculating the mean of a given data by the Assumed - mean method, the…
  9. The distributions X and Y with Total number of observations 36 and 64, and mean…
  10. In a frequency distribution table with 12 classes, the class - width is 2.5 and…
  11. The observations 29, 32, 48, 50, x, x + 2, 72, 78, 84, 95 are arranged in…
  12. The median of 19 observations is 30. Two more observations are made and the…
  13. If the median of x/5 , x/4 , x/2 and x/3 , where x 0, is 8, find the value of…
  14. What is the cumulative frequency of the modal class of the following…
  15. Find the mode of the given data: Class interval 0 - 20 20 - 40 40 - 60 60 - 80…
  16. The following are the ages of 300 patients getting medical treatment in a…
  17. In the following data, find the values of p and q. Also, find the median class…
  18. The following frequency distribution gives the monthly consumption of…
  19. The following table gives the life - time (in days) of 100 electric bulbs of a…
  20. The following table gives the frequency distribution of the percentage of marks…
  21. If the mean of the following distribution is 27, find the value of p. Class 0 -…
  22. Calculate the missing frequency from the following distribution, it being given…
Multiple Choice Questions (mcq)
  1. Which of the following is not a measure of central tendency?A. Mean B. Mode C. Median…
  2. Which of the following cannot be determined graphically?A. Mean B. Median C. Mode D.…
  3. Which of the following measures of central tendency is influenced by extreme values?A.…
  4. The mode of a frequency distribution is obtained graphically fromA. a frequency curve…
  5. The median of a frequency distribution is found graphically with the help ofA. a…
  6. The cumulative frequency table is useful in determining theA. mean B. median C. mode D.…
  7. The abscissa of the point of intersection of the Less Than Type and of the More Than…
  8. If xi's are the midpoints of the class intervals of a grouped data, fi's are the…
  9. For finding the mean by using the formula, bar x = a+h (sum f_iu_i/sum f_i) , we have…
  10. In the formula, bar x = (a + sum f_id_i/sum f_i) for finding the mean of the grouped…
  11. While computing the mean of the grouped data, we Assume that the frequencies areA.…
  12. The relation between mean, mode and median isA. mode = (3 × mean) - (2 × median) B.…
  13. If the 'less than type' ogive and 'more than type' ogive intersect each other at…
  14. Consider the frequency distribution of the heights of 60 students of a class: Height…
  15. Consider the following frequency distribution: Class 0 - 10 10 - 20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40…
  16. Mode = ?A. B. C. D.
  17. Median = ?A. B. C. D. none of these
  18. If the mean and median of a set of numbers are 8.9 and 9 respectively then the mode…
  19. Look at the frequency distribution table given below: Class interval 35 - 45 45 - 55…
  20. Consider the following table: Class interval 10 - 14 14 - 18 18 - 22 22 - 26 26 - 30…
  21. The mean and mode of a frequency distribution are 28 and 16 respectively. The median…
  22. The median and mode of a frequency distribution are 26 and 29 respectively. Then, the…
  23. For a symmetrical frequency distribution, we haveA. mean mode median B. mean mode…
  24. Look at the cumulative frequency distribution table given below: Monthly income Number…
  25. The median of first 8 prime numbers isA. 7 B. 9 C. 11 D. 13
  26. The mean of 20 numbers is zero. Of them, at the most, how many may be greater than…
  27. If the median of the data 4,7,x - 1,X - 3,l6,25, written in ascending order, is 13…
  28. The mean of 2, 7, 6 and x is 15 and the mean of 18, 1, 6, x and y is 10. What is the…
  29. Match the following columns: Column I Column II (a) The most frequent value in a data…
  30. Assertion (A) Reason (R) If the median and mode of a frequency distribution are 150…
  31. Assertion (A) Reason (R) Consider the following frequency distribution: Class interval…
Formative Assessment (unit Test)
  1. Which one of the following measures is determined only after the construction of…
  2. If the mean of a data is 27 and its median is 33 then the mode isA. 30 B. 43 C. 45 D.…
  3. Consider the following distribution: Class interval 0 - 5 5 - 10 10 - 15 15 - 20 20 -…
  4. Class interval 0 - 5 6 - 11 12 - 17 18 - 23 24 - 29 Frequency 13 10 15 8 11 The upper…
  5. If the mean and mode of a frequency distribution be 53.4 and 55.2 respectively, find…
  6. In the table given below, the times taken by 120 athletes to run a 100 - m - hurdle…
  7. Class 0 - 5 6 - 11 12 - 17 18 - 23 24 - 29 Frequency 13 10 15 8 11 Find the upper limit…
  8. The annual profits earned by 30 shops of a shopping complex in a locality are recorded…
  9. Find the mean of the following frequency distribution: Class 1 - 3 3 - 5 5 - 7 7 - 9…
  10. The maximum bowling speeds (in km/hr) of 33 players at a cricket coaching centre are…
  11. The arithmetic mean of the following frequency distribution is 50. Class 0 - 10 10 -…
  12. Find the median of the following frequency distribution: Marks 0 - 10 10 - 20 20 - 30…
  13. Following is the distribution of marks of 70 students in a periodical test: Marks Less…
  14. Find the median of the following data. Marks 0 - 10 10 - 20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40 - 50…
  15. For the following distribution draw a 'less than type' ogive and from the curve find…
  16. The median value for the following frequency distribution is 35 and the Sum of all the…
  17. Find the missing frequencies f1 and f2 in the table given below, it being given that…
  18. Find the mean of the following frequency distribution using step - deviation method:…
  19. Find the mean, median and mode of the following data: Class 0 - 10 10 - 20 20 - 30 30…
  20. Draw 'less than ogive' and 'more than ogive' on a single graph paper and hence find…
  21. The production yield per hectare of wheat of some farms of a village are given in the…
  22. The following table gives the marks obtained by 50 students in a class test: Marks 11…

Exercise 9a
Question 1.

If the mean of 5 observations x, x + 2, x + 4, x + 6 and x + 8 is 11, find the value of x.


Answer:

Mean of the observation is given by –


So, adding the given observations, we get


Sum of the given observations = x + (x + 2) + (x + 4) + (x + 6) + (x + 8)


= x + x + 2 + x + 4 + x + 6 + x + 8


= 5x + 20


Total number of observations = 5


Mean = 11 (Given)




⇒ 55 = 5x + 20


⇒ 5x = 55 – 20 = 35


⇒ x = 7


Thus, x = 7



Question 2.

If the mean of 25 observations is 27 and each observation is decreased by 7, what will be the new mean?


Answer:

Mean of the observation is given by –


Total number of observations = 25


Mean of 25 observation = 27 (Given)


We get



⇒ Sum of 25 observations = 27 × 25 = 675


If each observation is decreased by 7, the Sum gets affected.


New Sum = 675 – (25 × 7) = 675 – 175 = 500



Thus, new mean = 20



Question 3.

Compute the mean of the following data:


Answer:

For equal class intervals, we will solve by finding mid points of these classes using direct method.


We have got


Σfi = 20 & Σfixi = 426


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean is 5.325



Question 4.

Find the mean, using direct method:


Answer:

For equal class intervals, we will solve by finding mid points of these classes using direct method.

We have got


Σfi = 40 & Σfixi = 1150


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean is 28.75



Question 5.

Calculate the mean of the following data, using direct method:


Answer:

For equal class intervals, we will solve by finding mid points of these classes using direct method.

We have got


Σfi = 40 & Σfixi = 1980


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean is 49.5



Question 6.

Compute the mean of the following data, using direct method:


Answer:

For equal class intervals, we will solve by finding mid points of these classes using direct method.

We have got


Σfi = 50 & Σfixi = 13200


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean is 264



Question 7.

Using an appropriate method, find the mean of the following frequency distribution:



Which method did you use, and why?


Answer:

For equal class intervals, we will solve by finding mid points of these classes using direct method.

We have got


Σfi = 80 & Σfixi = 8244


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean is 103.05


Here, the method being used is direct method as it is easy to calculate the mid - points of the class intervals and the rest calculations were simple and easy.



Question 8.

If the mean of the following frequency distribution is 24, find the value of p.


Answer:

For equal class intervals, we will solve by finding mid points of these classes using direct method.

We have got


Σfi = 12 + p & Σfixi = 270 + 25p


∵ mean is given by




⇒ 288 + 24p = 270 + 25p


⇒ 25p – 24p = 288 – 270


⇒ p = 18


Thus, p is 18



Question 9.

The following distribution shows the daily pocket allowance of children of a locality. If the mean pocket allowance is Rs. 18, find the missing frequency f.


Answer:

For equal class intervals, we will solve by finding mid points of these classes using direct method.

We have got


Σfi = 44 + f and Σfixi = 752 + 20f


∵ mean is given by



(∵ given: mean of pocket allowance is 18)


⇒ 792 + 18f = 752 + 20f


⇒ 20f – 18f = 792 – 752


⇒ 2f = 40


⇒ f = 20


Thus, f is 20.



Question 10.

If the mean of the following frequency distribution is 54, find the value of p.


Answer:

For equal class intervals, we will solve by finding mid points of these classes using direct method.

We have got


Σfi = 39 + p and Σfixi = 2370 + 30p


∵ mean is given by



(∵ given: mean of pocket allowance is 54)


⇒ 2106 + 54p = 2370 + 30p


⇒ 54p – 30p = 2370 – 2106


⇒ 24p = 264


⇒ p = 11


Thus, p is 11.



Question 11.

The mean of the following data is 42. Find the missing frequencies x and y if the Sum of frequencies is 100.


Answer:

For equal class intervals, we will solve by finding mid points of these classes using direct method.

We have got


Σfi = 63 + x + y and Σfixi = 2775 + 25x + 45y


∵ mean is given by



(∵ given: mean of pocket allowance is 42)


⇒ 2646 + 42x + 42y = 2775 + 25x + 45y


⇒ 42x – 25x + 42y – 45y = 2775 – 2646


⇒ 17x – 3y = 129 …(i)


As given in the question, frequency(Σfi) = 100


And as calculated by us, frequency (Σfi) = 63 + x + y


Equalizing them, we get


63 + x + y = 100


⇒ x + y = 37 …(ii)


We will now solve equations (i) and (ii), multiply eq.(ii) by 3 and then add it to eq.(i), we get


(17x – 3y) + [3(x + y)] = 129 + 111


⇒ 17x – 3y + 3x + 3y = 240


⇒ 20x = 240


⇒ x = 12


Substitute x = 12 in equation (ii),


12 + y = 37


⇒ y = 37 – 12


⇒ y = 25


Thus, x = 12 and y = 25.



Question 12.

The daily expenditure of 100 families are given below. Calculate f1 and f2 if the mean daily expenditure is Rs.188.


Answer:

For equal class intervals, we will solve by finding mid points of these classes using direct method.

We have got


Σfi = 35 + f1 + f2 and Σfixi = 6150 + 190f1 + 210f2


∵ mean is given by



(∵ given: mean of pocket allowance is 188)


⇒ 6580 + 188f1 + 188f2 = 6150 + 190f1 + 210f2


⇒ 190f1 – 188f1 + 210f2 – 188f2 = 6580 – 6150


⇒ 2f1 + 22f2 = 430 …(i)


As given in the question, frequency(Σfi) = 100


And as calculated by us, frequency (Σfi) = 35 + f1 + f2


Comparing them, we get


35 + f1 + f2 = 100


⇒ f1 + f2 = 65 …(ii)


We will now solve equations (i) and (ii), multiply eq.(ii) by 2 and then subtracting it from eq.(i), we get


(2f1 + 22f2) – [2(f1 + f2)] = 430 – 130


⇒ 2f1 + 22f2 – 2f1 – 2f2 = 300


⇒ 20 f2 = 300


⇒ f2 = 15


Substitute f2 = 15 in equation (ii),


f1 + 15 = 65


⇒ f1 = 65 – 15


⇒ f1 = 50


Thus, f1 = 50 and f2 = 15.



Question 13.

The mean of the following frequency distribution is 57.6 and the Total number of observations is 50.


Find f1 and f2.


Answer:

For equal class intervals, we will solve by finding mid points of these classes using direct method.

We have got


Σfi = 32 + f1 + f2 and Σfixi = 1940 + 30f1 + 70f2


∵ mean is given by



(∵ given: mean of pocket allowance is 57.6)


⇒ 1843.2 + 57.6f1 + 57.6f2 = 1940 + 30f1 + 70f2


⇒ 57.6f1 – 30f1 + 57.6f2 – 70f2 = 1940 – 1843.2


⇒ 27.6f1 – 12.4f2 = 96.8


⇒ 69f1 – 31f2 = 242 …(i)


As given in the question, frequency(Σfi) = 50


And as calculated by us, frequency (Σfi) = 32 + f1 + f2


Comparing them, we get


32 + f1 + f2 = 50


⇒ f1 + f2 = 18 …(ii)


We will now solve equations (i) and (ii), multiply eq.(ii) by 31 and then adding to eq.(i), we get


(69f1 – 31f2) + [31(f1 + f2)] = 242 + 558


⇒ 69f1 – 31f2 + 31f1 + 31f2 = 800


⇒ 100f1 = 800


⇒ f1 = 8


Substitute f1 = 8 in equation (ii),


8 + f2 = 18


⇒ f2 = 18 – 8


⇒ f2 = 10


Thus, f1 = 8 and f2 = 10.



Question 14.

During a medical check - up, the number of heart beats per minute of 30 patients were recorded and Summarized as follows:


Find the mean heartbeats per minute for these patients, choosing a suitable method.


Answer:

We will find the mean heartbeats per minute by direct method.

We have got


Σfi = 30 & Σfixi = 2277


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean is 75.9 heartbeats per minute.



Question 15.

Find the mean marks per student, using Assumed - mean method:


Answer:

We will find the mean marks per student using Assumed - mean method, where A = Assumed mean.

We have got


A = 25, Σfi = 100 & Σfidi = 300


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean is 28.



Question 16.

Find the mean of the following frequency distribution, using the Assumed - mean method:


Answer:

We will find the mean of the frequency distribution using Assumed - mean method, where A = Assumed mean.

We have got


A = 150, Σfi = 80 & Σfidi = - 300


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean is 146.25.



Question 17.

Find the mean of the following data, using the Assumed - mean method:


Answer:

We will find the mean of the data using Assumed - mean method, where A = Assumed mean.

We have got


A = 50, Σfi = 220 & Σfidi = 2760


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean is 62.55.



Question 18.

The following table gives the literacy rate (in percentage) in 40 cities. Find the mean literacy rate, choosing a suitable method.


Answer:

We will solve this using direct method.

We have got


Σfi = 40 and Σfixi = 2780


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean is 69.5%.



Question 19.

Find the mean of the following frequency distribution using step - deviation method.


Answer:

We will find the mean of the frequency distribution using step - deviation method, where A = Assumed mean and h = length of class interval.

Here, let A = 25 and h = 10



We have got


A = 25, h = 10, Σfi = 50 & Σfiui = 4


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean is 25.8



Question 20.

Find the mean of the following data, using step - deviation method:


Answer:

We will find the mean of the data using step - deviation method, where A = Assumed mean and h = length of class interval.

Here, let A = 40 and h = 10



We have got


A = 40, h = 10, Σfi = 86 & Σfiui = 7


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean is 40.81



Question 21.

The weights of tea in 70 packets are shown in the following table:


Find the mean weight of packets using step - deviation method.


Answer:

We will find the mean weight of packet using step - deviation method, where A = Assumed mean and h = length of class interval.

Here, let A = 202.5 and h = 1



We have got


A = 202.5, h = 1, Σfi = 70 & Σfiui = - 38


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean is 201.96 g.



Question 22.

Find the mean of the following frequency distribution using a suitable method:


Answer:

We will find the mean of the frequency distribution using step - deviation method, where A = Assumed mean and h = length of class interval.

Here, let A = 45 and h = 10



We have got


A = 45, h = 10, Σfi = 150 & Σfiui = - 37


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean is 42.53.



Question 23.

In an annual examination, marks (out of 90) obtained by students of Class X in mathematics are given below:


Find the mean marks.


Answer:

We will find the mean marks using step - deviation method, where A = Assumed mean and h = length of class interval.

Here, let A = 37.5 and h = 15



We have got


A = 37.5, h = 15, Σfi = 50 & Σfiui = 60


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean marks are 55.5.



Question 24.

Find the arithmetic mean of the following frequency distribution using step - deviation method:


Answer:

We will find the mean of the frequency distribution using step - deviation method, where A = Assumed mean and h = length of class interval.

Here, let A = 33 and h = 6



We have got


A = 33, h = 6, Σfi = 40 & Σfiui = 2


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean age is 33.3 years.



Question 25.

Find the mean of the following data using step - deviation method:


Answer:

We will find the mean of the frequency distribution using step - deviation method, where A = Assumed mean and h = length of class interval.

Here, let A = 550 and h = 20



We have got


A = 550, h = 20, Σfi = 40 & Σfiui = - 12


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean is 544.



Question 26.

Find the mean age from the following frequency distribution:


Answer:

We will find the mean age using step - deviation method, where A = Assumed mean and h = length of class interval.

Here, let A = 42 and h = 5


Since, the class intervals are inclusive type, we’ll first convert it into exclusive type by extending the class interval from both the ends.



We have got


A = 42, h = 5, Σfi = 70 & Σfiui = - 37


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean age is 544 years.



Question 27.

The following table shows the age distribution of patients of malaria in a village during a particular month:


Find the average age of the patients.


Answer:

We will find the average age using step - deviation method, where A = Assumed mean and h = length of class interval.

Here, let A = 29.5 and h = 10


Since, the class intervals are inclusive type, we’ll first convert it into exclusive type by extending the class interval from both the ends.



We have got


A = 29.5, h = 10, Σfi = 80 & Σfiui = 43


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean age is 34.88 years.



Question 28.

Weight of 60 eggs were recorded as given below:


Calculate their mean weight to the nearest gram.


Answer:

We will find the mean weight using step - deviation method, where A = Assumed mean and h = length of class interval.

Here, let A = 92 and h = 5


Since, the class intervals are inclusive type, we’ll first convert it into exclusive type by extending the class interval from both the ends.



We have got


A = 92, h = 5, Σfi = 60 & Σfiui = - 19


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean weight is 90 g.



Question 29.

The following table shows the marks scored by 80 students in an examination:


Calculate the mean marks correct to 2 decimal places.


Answer:

We will find the mean marks using step - deviation method, where A = Assumed mean and h = length of class interval.

Here, let A = 17.5 and h = 5


Since, the class intervals are less - than type, we’ll first convert it into exclusive type.



We have got


A = 17.5, h = 5, Σfi = 80 & Σfiui = 17


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean marks correct to 2 decimal places are 18.56.




Exercise 9b
Question 1.

In a hospital, the ages of diabetic patients were recorded as follows. Find the median age.


Answer:

To find median,

Assume Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table.



So, N = 140


⇒ N/2 = 140/2 = 70


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 70 is 115, so the corresponding median class is 45 - 60 and accordingly we get Cf = 65(cumulative frequency before the median class).


Now, since median class is 45 - 60.


∴ l = 45, h = 15, f = 50, N/2 = 70 and Cf = 65


Median is given by,




= 45 + 1.5


= 46.5


Thus, median age is 46.5 years.



Question 2.

Compute the median from the following data:


Answer:

To find median,

Assume Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table.



So, N = 50


⇒ N/2 = 50/2 = 25


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 25 is 41, so the corresponding median class is 35 - 42 and accordingly we get Cf = 25(cumulative frequency before the median class).


Now, since median class is 35 - 42.


∴ l = 35, h = 7, f = 16, N/2 = 25 and Cf = 25


Median is given by,




= 35 + 0


= 35


Thus, median marks are 35.



Question 3.

The following table shows the daily wages of workers in a factory:


Find the median daily wage income of the workers.


Answer:

To find median,

Assume Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table.



So, N = 150


⇒ N/2 = 150/2 = 75


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 75 is 120, so the corresponding median class is 200 - 300 and accordingly we get Cf = 72(cumulative frequency before the median class).


Now, since median class is 200 - 300.


∴ l = 200, h = 100, f = 48, N/2 = 75 and Cf = 72


Median is given by,




= 200 + 6.25


= 206.25


Thus, median wage is Rs. 206.25.



Question 4.

Calculate the median from the following frequency distribution:


Answer:

To find median, Assume

Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table.



So, N = 49


⇒ N/2 = 49/2 = 24.5


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 24.5 is 25, so the corresponding median class is 15 - 20 and accordingly we get Cf = 11(cumulative frequency before the median class).


Now, since median class is 15 - 20.


∴ l = 15, h = 5, f = 15, N/2 = 24.5 and Cf = 11


Median is given by,




= 15 + 4.5


= 19.5


Thus, median is 19.5.



Question 5.

Given below is the number of units of electricity consumed in a week in a certain locality:


Calculate the median.


Answer:

To find median, Assume

Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table.



So, N = 67


⇒ N/2 = 67/2 = 33.5


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 33.5 is 42, so the corresponding median class is 125 - 145 and accordingly we get Cf = 22(cumulative frequency before the median class).


Now, since median class is 125 - 145.


∴ l = 125, h = 20, f = 20, N/2 = 33.5 and Cf = 22


Median is given by,




= 125 + 11.5


= 136.5


Thus, median is 136.5.



Question 6.

Calculate the median from the following data:


Answer:

To find median, Assume

Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table.



So, N = 100


⇒ N/2 = 100/2 = 50


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 50 is 56, so the corresponding median class is 150 - 155 and accordingly we get Cf = 34(cumulative frequency before the median class).


Now, since median class is 150 - 155.


∴ l = 150, h = 5, f = 22, N/2 = 50 and Cf = 34


Median is given by,




= 150 + 3.636


= 153.64


Thus, median is 153.64 cm.



Question 7.

Calculate the missing frequency from the following distribution, it being given that the median of the distribution is 24.


Answer:

Median(given) = 24, Assume

Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table, where x is the unknown frequency.



Median = 24 (as already mentioned in the question)


24 lies between 20 - 30 ⇒ Median class = 20 - 30


∴ l = 20, h = 10, f = x, N/2 = (55 + x)/2 and Cf = 30


Median is given by,





⇒ 24 – 20 = (10x – 50)/2x


⇒ (4)(2x) = 10x – 50


⇒ 8x = 10x – 50


⇒ 10x – 8x = 50


⇒ 2x = 50


⇒ x = 25


Thus, the unknown frequency is 25.



Question 8.

The median of the following data is 16. Find the missing frequencies a and b if the Total of frequencies is 70.


Answer:

Given: Median = 16 & N = 70

Assume


Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table, where x is the unknown frequency.



Median = 16 (as already mentioned in the question)


16 lies between 15 - 20 ⇒ Median class = 15 - 20


∴ l = 15, h = 5, f = 15, N/2 = (55 + a + b)/2 and Cf = 24 + a


Median is given by,





⇒ 16 – 15 = (7 – a + b)/6


⇒ 6 = 7 – a + b


⇒ a – b = 1 …(i)


And given that N = 70


⇒ 55 + a + b = 70


⇒ a + b = 15 …(ii)


Solving equations (i) & (ii), we get


(a – b) + (a + b) = 1 + 15


⇒ 2a = 16


⇒ a = 8


Substituting a = 8 in eq.(i),


8 – b = 1


⇒ b = 7


Thus, the unknown frequencies are a = 8 and b = 7.



Question 9.

In the following data the median of the runs scored by 60 top batsmen of the world in one - day international cricket matches is 5000. Find the missing frequencies x and y.


Answer:

Given: Median = 5000 & N = 60

Assume


Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table, where x is the unknown frequency.



Given,
Median = 5000 (as already mentioned in the question)

Sum of frequencies, N = x + y + 25 = 60 [Total No of players]

5000 lies between 4500 - 5500 ⇒ Median class = 4500 - 5500


∴ l = 4500, h = 1000, f = y, N/2 = 60/2=30
and Cf = 5 + x


Median is given by,





⇒ 5000 – 4500 = (25000 – 1000x)/y


⇒ 500y = 25000 – 1000x


⇒ 2x + y = 50 …(i)


And given that N = 60


⇒ 25 + x + y = 60


⇒ x + y = 35 …(ii)


Solving equations (i) & (ii), we get


(2x + y) – (x + y) = 50 – 35


⇒ x = 15


Substituting x = 15 in eq.(ii),


15 + y = 35


⇒ y = 20


Thus, the unknown frequencies are x = 15 and y = 20.


Question 10.

If the median of the following frequency distribution is 32.5, find the values of f1 and f2


Answer:

Given: Median = 32.5 & N = 40

Assume


Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table, where x is the unknown frequency.



Median = 32.5 (as already mentioned in the question)


32.5 lies between 30 - 40 ⇒ Median class = 30 - 40


∴ l = 30, h = 10, f = 12, N/2 = (31 + f1 + f2)/2 = 40/2 and Cf = 14 + f1


Median is given by,





⇒ 32.5 – 30 = (60 – 10f1)/12


⇒ (2.5)(12) = 60 – 10f1


⇒ 30 = 60 – 10f1


⇒ f1 = 3 …(i)


And given that N = 40


⇒ 31 + f1 + f2 = 40


⇒ f1 + f2 = 9 …(ii)


Substituting f1 = 3 in eq.(ii),


3 + f2 = 9


⇒ f2 = 6


Thus, the unknown frequencies are f1 = 3 and f2 = 6.



Question 11.

Calculate the median for the following data:


Answer:

To find median, Assume

Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table and convert it into exclusive - type by adjusting from both ends of a class.



So, N = 340


⇒ N/2 = 340/2 = 170


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 170 is 199, so the corresponding median class is 32.5 - 39.5 and accordingly we get Cf = 131(cumulative frequency before the median class).


Now, since median class is 32.5 - 39.5.


∴ l = 32.5, h = 7, f = 68, N/2 = 170 and Cf = 131


Median is given by,




= 32.5 + 4.014


= 36.51


Thus, median is 36.51 years.



Question 12.

Find the median wages for the following frequency distribution:


Answer:

To find median, Assume

Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table and convert it into exclusive - type by adjusting from both ends of a class.



So, N = 98


⇒ N/2 = 98/2 = 49


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = )49 is 70, so the corresponding median class is 90.5 - 100.5 and accordingly we get Cf = 40(cumulative frequency before the median class).


Now, since median class is 90.5 - 100.5.


∴ l = 90.5, h = 10, f = 30, N/2 = 49 and Cf = 40


Median is given by,




= 90.5 + 3


= 93.5


Thus, median is Rs. 93.5.



Question 13.

Find the median from the following data:


Answer:

To find median, Assume

Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table and convert it into exclusive - type by adjusting from both ends of a class.



So, N = 123


⇒ N/2 = 123/2 = 61.5


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = )61.5 is 65, so the corresponding median class is 15.5 - 20.5 and accordingly we get Cf = 33(cumulative frequency before the median class).


Now, since median class is 15.5 - 20.5.


∴ l = 15.5, h = 5, f = 32, N/2 = 61.5 and Cf = 33


Median is given by,




= 15.5 + 4.45


= 19.95


Thus, median is 19.95.



Question 14.

Find the median from the following data:


Answer:

To find median, Assume

Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table and convert it into exclusive - type.



So, N = 200


⇒ N/2 = 200/2 = 100


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = )100 is 116, so the corresponding median class is 50 - 60 and accordingly we get Cf = 92(cumulative frequency before the median class).


Now, since median class is 50 - 60.


∴ l = 50, h = 10, f = 24, N/2 = 100 and Cf = 92


Median is given by,




= 50 + 3.33


= 53.33


Thus, median is 53.33.




Exercise 9c
Question 1.

Find the mode of the following frequency distribution:


Answer:

Here, the maximum class frequency is 45.

The class corresponding to this frequency is the modal class. ⇒ modal class = 30 - 40


∴ lower limit of the modal class (l) = 30


Modal class size (h) = 10


Frequency of the modal class (f1) = 45


Frequency of class preceding the modal class (f0) = 35


Frequency of class succeeding the modal (f2) = 25


Mode is given by,





⇒ Mode = 30 + 3.33 = 33.33


Hence, the mode is 33.33



Question 2.

Compute the mode of the following data:


Answer:

Here, the maximum class frequency is 28.

The class corresponding to this frequency is the modal class. ⇒ modal class = 40 - 60


∴ lower limit of the modal class (l) = 40


Modal class size (h) = 20


Frequency of the modal class (f1) = 28


Frequency of class preceding the modal class (f0) = 16


Frequency of class succeeding the modal (f2) = 20


Mode is given by,





⇒ Mode = 40 + 12 = 52


Hence, the mode is 52.


Question 3.

Heights of students of Class X are given in the following frequency distribution:


Find the modal height.

Also, find the mean height. Compare and interpret the two measures of central tendency.


Answer:

Here, the maximum class frequency is 20.

The class corresponding to this frequency is the modal class. ⇒ modal class = 160 - 165


∴ lower limit of the modal class (l) = 160


Modal class size (h) = 5


Frequency of the modal class (f1) = 20


Frequency of class preceding the modal class (f0) = 8


Frequency of class succeeding the modal (f2) = 12


Mode is given by,





⇒ Mode = 160 + 3 = 163


Hence, the mode is 163 cm.


Mode represents frequency, hence 163 cm is the height of maximum number of students.


To find the mean, we will solve by using direct method.



We have got


Σfi = 60 & Σfixi = 9670


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean is 161.17


Mean represents average, thus 161.7 cm is the average height of all the students.



Question 4.

Find the mode of the following distribution:


Answer:

Here, the maximum class frequency is 25.

The class corresponding to this frequency is the modal class. ⇒ modal class = 26 - 30


∴ lower limit of the modal class (l) = 26


Modal class size (h) = 4


Frequency of the modal class (f1) = 25


Frequency of class preceding the modal class (f0) = 20


Frequency of class succeeding the modal (f2) = 22


Mode is given by,





⇒ Mode = 26 + 2.5 = 28.5


Hence, the mode is 28.5.



Question 5.

Given below is the distribution of Total household expenditure of 200 manual workers in a city.


Find the expenditure done by maximum number of manual workers.


Answer:

Expenditure done by maximum number of manual workers is estimated by finding mode.

So here, the maximum class frequency is 40.


The class corresponding to this frequency is the modal class. ⇒ modal class = 1500 - 2000


∴ lower limit of the modal class (l) = 1500


Modal class size (h) = 500


Frequency of the modal class (f1) = 40


Frequency of class preceding the modal class (f0) = 24


Frequency of class succeeding the modal (f2) = 31


Mode is given by,





⇒ Mode = 1500 + 320 = 1820


Hence, the mode is Rs.1820.



Question 6.

Calculate the mode from the following data:


Answer:

Here, the maximum class frequency is 150.

The class corresponding to this frequency is the modal class. ⇒ modal class = 5000 - 10000


∴ lower limit of the modal class (l) = 5000


Modal class size (h) = 5000


Frequency of the modal class (f1) = 150


Frequency of class preceding the modal class (f0) = 90


Frequency of class succeeding the modal (f2) = 100


Mode is given by,





⇒ Mode = 5000 + 2727.27 = 7727.27


Hence, the mode is Rs.7727.27.



Question 7.

Compute the mode from the following data:


Answer:

Here, the maximum class frequency is 24.

The class corresponding to this frequency is the modal class. ⇒ modal class = 15 - 20


∴ lower limit of the modal class (l) = 15


Modal class size (h) = 5


Frequency of the modal class (f1) = 24


Frequency of class preceding the modal class (f0) = 18


Frequency of class succeeding the modal (f2) = 17


Mode is given by,





⇒ Mode = 15 + 2.30 = 17.30


Hence, the mode is 17.30 years.



Question 8.

Compute the mode from the following series:


Answer:

Here, the maximum class frequency is 32.

The class corresponding to this frequency is the modal class. ⇒ modal class = 85 - 95


∴ lower limit of the modal class (l) = 85


Modal class size (h) = 10


Frequency of the modal class (f1) = 32


Frequency of class preceding the modal class (f0) = 30


Frequency of class succeeding the modal (f2) = 6


Mode is given by,





⇒ Mode = 85 + 0.71 = 85.71


Hence, the mode is 85.71.



Question 9.

Compute the mode of the following data:


Answer:

Since, the given data is in inclusive series, it needs to get converted in exclusive series.



Here, the maximum class frequency is 28.


The class corresponding to this frequency is the modal class. ⇒ modal class = 15.5 - 20.5


∴ lower limit of the modal class (l) = 15.5


Modal class size (h) = 5


Frequency of the modal class (f1) = 28


Frequency of class preceding the modal class (f0) = 18


Frequency of class succeeding the modal (f2) = 20


Mode is given by,





⇒ Mode = 15.5 + 2.78 = 23.28


Hence, the mode is 23.28.



Question 10.

The agewise participation of students in the Annual Function of a school is shown in the following distribution.


Find the missing frequencies when the Sum of frequencies is 181. Also, find the mode of the data.


Answer:

To find frequencies, we have Sum of frequencies that is, 181.

Using Sum of frequencies = 181,


x + 15 + 18 + 30 + 50 + 48 + x = 181


⇒ 2x + 161 = 181


⇒ 2x = 181 – 161 = 20


⇒ x = 10


Thus we have,



Here, the maximum class frequency is 50.


The class corresponding to this frequency is the modal class. ⇒ modal class = 13 - 15


∴ lower limit of the modal class (l) = 13


Modal class size (h) = 2


Frequency of the modal class (f1) = 50


Frequency of class preceding the modal class (f0) = 30


Frequency of class succeeding the modal (f2) = 48


Mode is given by,





⇒ Mode = 13 + 1.82 = 14.82


Hence, the mode is 14.82.




Exercise 9d
Question 1.

Find the mean, mode and median of the following frequency distribution:


Answer:

To find mean, we will solve by direct method:

We have got


Σfi = 50 & Σfixi = 1910


∵ mean is given by





To find median,


Assume Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table.



So, N = 50


⇒ N/2 = 50/2 = 25


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 25 is 37, so the corresponding median class is 40 - 50 and accordingly we get Cf = 25(cumulative frequency before the median class).


Now, since median class is 40 - 50.


∴ l = 40, h = 10, f = 16, N/2 = 25 and Cf = 25


Median is given by,




= 40 + 0


= 40


And we know that,


Mode = 3(Median) – 2(Mean)


= 3(40) – 2(38.2)


= 120 – 76.4


= 43.6


Hence, mean is 38.2, median is 40 and mode is 43.6.


Question 2.

Find the mean, median and mode of the following data:


Answer:

To find mean, we will solve by direct method:

We have got


Σfi = 50 & Σfixi = 3120


∵ mean is given by





To find median,


Assume Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table.



So, N = 50


⇒ N/2 = 50/2 = 25


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 25 is 36, so the corresponding median class is 60 - 80 and accordingly we get Cf = 24(cumulative frequency before the median class).


Now, since median class is 60 - 80.


∴ l = 60, h = 20, f = 12, N/2 = 25 and Cf = 24


Median is given by,




= 60 + 1.67


= 61.67


And we know that,


Mode = 3(Median) – 2(Mean)


= 3(61.67) – 2(62.4)


= 185.01 – 124.8


= 60.21


Hence, mean is 62.4, median is 61.67 and mode is 60.21.



Question 3.

Find the mean, median and mode of the following data:


Answer:

To find mean, we will solve by direct method:

We have got


Σfi = 25 & Σfixi = 4171


∵ mean is given by





To find median,


Assume Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table.



So, N = 25


⇒ N/2 = 25/2 = 12.5


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 12.5 is 16, so the corresponding median class is 150 - 200 and accordingly we get Cf = 10(cumulative frequency before the median class).


Now, since median class is 150 - 200.


∴ l = 150, h = 50, f = 6, N/2 = 12.5 and Cf = 10


Median is given by,




= 150 + 20.83


= 170.83


And we know that,


Mode = 3(Median) – 2(Mean)


= 3(170.83) – 2(169)


= 512.49 – 338


= 174.49


Hence, mean is 169, median is 170.83 and mode is 174.49.



Question 4.

Find the mode, median and mean for the following data:


Answer:

To find mean, we will solve by direct method:

We have got


Σfi = 100 & Σfixi = 4970


∵ mean is given by





To find median,


Assume Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table.



So, N = 100


⇒ N/2 = 100/2 = 50


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 50 is 71, so the corresponding median class is 45 - 55 and accordingly we get Cf = 38(cumulative frequency before the median class).


Now, since median class is 45 - 55.


∴ l = 45, h = 10, f = 33, N/2 = 50 and Cf = 38


Median is given by,




= 45 + 3.64


= 48.64


And we know that,


Mode = 3(Median) – 2(Mean)


= 3(48.64) – 2(49.7)


= 145.92 – 99.4


= 46.52


Hence, mean is 49.7, median is 48.64 and mode is 46.52.



Question 5.

A survey regarding the heights (in cm) of 50 girls of a class was conducted and the following data was obtained:


Find the mean, median and mode of the above data.


Answer:

To find mean, we will solve by direct method:

We have got


Σfi = 50 & Σfixi = 7490


∵ mean is given by





To find median,


Assume Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table.




So, N = 50


⇒ N/2 = 50/2 = 25


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 25 is 42, so the corresponding median class is 150 - 160 and accordingly we get Cf = 22(cumulative frequency before the median class).


Now, since median class is 150 - 160.


∴ l = 150, h = 10, f = 20, N/2 = 25 and Cf = 22


Median is given by,




= 150 + 1.5


= 151.5


And we know that,


Mode = 3(Median) – 2(Mean)


= 3(151.5) – 2(149.8)


= 454.5 – 299.6


= 154.9


Hence, mean is 149.8, median is 151.5 and mode is 154.9.



Question 6.

The following table gives the daily income of 50 workers of a factory:


Find the mean, mode and median of the above data.


Answer:

To find mean, we will solve by direct method:

We have got


Σfi = 50 & Σfixi = 7260


∵ mean is given by





To find median,


Assume Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table.



So, N = 50


⇒ N/2 = 50/2 = 25


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 25 is 26, so the corresponding median class is 120 - 140 and accordingly we get Cf = 12(cumulative frequency before the median class).


Now, since median class is 120 - 140.


∴ l = 120, h = 20, f = 14, N/2 = 25 and Cf = 12


Median is given by,




= 120 + 18.57


= 138.57


And we know that,


Mode = 3(Median) – 2(Mean)


= 3(138.57) – 2(145.2)


= 415.71 – 290.4


= 125.31


Hence, mean is 145.2, median is 138.57 and mode is 125.31.



Question 7.

The table below shows the daily expenditure on food of 30 households in a locality:


Find the mean and median daily expenditure on food. [CBSE 2009C]


Answer:

To find mean, we will solve by direct method:

We have got


Σfi = 30 & Σfixi = 6150


∵ mean is given by





To find median,


Assume Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table.



So, N = 30


⇒ N/2 = 30/2 = 15


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 15 is 25, so the corresponding median class is 200 - 250 and accordingly we get Cf = 13(cumulative frequency before the median class).


Now, since median class is 200 - 250.


∴ l = 200, h = 50, f = 12, N/2 = 15 and Cf = 13


Median is given by,




= 200 + 8.33


= 208.33


Hence, mean is 205 and median is 208.33




Exercise 9e
Question 1.

Find the median of the following data by making a 'less than ogive'.


Answer:

The frequency distribution table for ‘less than’ type is:

Lets plot a graph of ‘less than ogive’, taking upper limits of the class intervals on x - axis and cumulative frequencies on y - axis.



As we have N = 53 by the frequency table.


N/2 = 53/2 = 26.5


Mark 26.5 on y - axis and the corresponding point on x - axis would be the median.



The corresponding point on x - axis is 66.4.


Hence, median is 66.4



Question 2.

The given distribution shows the number of wickets taken by the bowlers in one - day international cricket matches:


Draw a 'less than type' ogive from the above data. Find the median.


Answer:

Lets plot a graph of ‘less than ogive’, taking upper limits of the class intervals on x - axis and cumulative frequencies on y - axis.



As we have N = 80 by the frequency table.


N/2 = 80/2 = 40


Mark 40 on y - axis and the corresponding point on x - axis would be the median.



The corresponding point on x - axis is 76.


Hence, median is 76.



Question 3.

Draw a 'more than' ogive for the data given below which gives the marks of 100 students.


Answer:

The frequency distribution table for ‘more than’ type is:

Lets plot a graph of ‘more than’ ogive, taking lower limits of the class intervals on x - axis and cumulative frequencies on y - axis.




Question 4.

The heights of 50 girls of Class X of a school are recorded as follows:


Draw a 'more than type' ogive for the above data.


Answer:

The frequency distribution table for ‘more than’ type is:

Lets plot a graph of ‘more than’ ogive, taking lower limits of the class intervals on x - axis and cumulative frequencies on y - axis.




Question 5.

The monthly consumption of electricity (in units) of some families of a locality is given in the following frequency distribution:


Prepare a 'more than type' ogive for the given frequency distribution.


Answer:

The frequency distribution table for ‘more than’ type is:

Lets plot a graph of ‘more than’ ogive, taking lower limits of the class intervals on x - axis and cumulative frequencies on y - axis.




Question 6.

The following table gives the production yield per hectare of wheat of 100 farms of a village.


Change the distribution to a 'more than type' distribution and draw its ogive. Using ogive, find the median of the given data.


Answer:

The frequency distribution table for ‘more than’ type is:


Lets plot a graph of ‘more than’ ogive, taking lower limits of the class intervals on x - axis and cumulative frequencies on y - axis.



As we have N = 102 by the frequency table.


N/2 = 102/2 = 51


Mark 51 on y - axis and the corresponding point on x - axis would be the median.



The corresponding point on x - axis is 70.5.


Hence, median is 70.5.



Question 7.

The table given below shows the weekly expenditures on food of some households in a locality.


Draw a 'less than type ogive' and a 'more than type ogive' for this distribution.


Answer:

The frequency distribution table for ‘less than’ type is:



Lets plot the graph of ‘less than ogive’, taking upper limits of the class intervals on x - axis and cumulative frequencies on y - axis.



The frequency distribution table for ‘more than’ type is:



Lets plot a graph of ‘more than’ ogive, taking lower limits of the class intervals on x - axis and cumulative frequencies on y - axis.




Question 8.

From the following frequency distribution, prepare the 'more than' ogive.


Also, find the median.


Answer:

The frequency distribution table for ‘more than’ type is:


Lets plot a graph of ‘more than’ ogive, taking lower limits of the class intervals on x - axis and cumulative frequencies on y - axis.



As we have N = 230 by the frequency table.


N/2 = 230/2 = 115


Mark 115 on y - axis and the corresponding point on x - axis would be the median.



The corresponding point on x - axis is 590.


Hence, median is 590.



Question 9.

The marks obtained by 100 students of a class in an examination are given below:

Draw cumulative frequency curves by using (i) 'less than' series and (ii) 'more than' series.

Hence, find the median.


Answer:

(i) The frequency distribution table for ‘less than’ type is:



(ii) The frequency distribution table for ‘more than’ type is:



Plotting points for ‘less - than ogive’ and ‘more - than ogive’ on the graph,



In this type of graph where ‘less than ogive’ and more than ogive’ are plotted in the same graph, median is found on x - axis by the intersection of these two ogives.


Here, median = 29.5



Question 10.

From the following data, draw the two types of cumulative frequency curves and determine the median.


Answer:

(i) The frequency distribution table for ‘less than’ type is:



(ii) The frequency distribution table for ‘more than’ type is:



Plotting points for ‘less - than ogive’ and ‘more - than ogive’ on the graph,



In this type of graph where ‘less than ogive’ and more than ogive’ are plotted in the same graph, median is found on x - axis by the intersection of these two ogives.


Here, median = 166




Exercise 9f
Question 1.

Write the median class of the following distribution:


Answer:

To find median class,

Assume Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


fi = frequency


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table.



So, N = 50


⇒ N/2 = 50/2 = 25


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 25 is 26, so the corresponding median class is 30 - 40.


Hence, median class = 30 - 40



Question 2.

What is the lower limit of the modal class of the following frequency distribution?


Answer:

Here, the maximum class frequency is 27.

The class corresponding to this frequency is the modal class. ⇒ modal class = 40 - 50


∴ lower limit of the modal class (l) = 40



Question 3.

The monthly pocket money of 50 students of a class are given in the following distribution:


Find the modal class and also give class mark of the modal class.


Answer:

Here, the maximum class frequency is 30.

The class corresponding to this frequency is the modal class. ⇒ modal class = 150 - 200


∴ lower limit of the modal class (l) = 150


The class mark is found by,



∴ Class mark is 175.



Question 4.

A data has 25 observations arranged in a descending order. Which observation represents the median?


Answer:

Since we have 25 observations, that is odd number of observations, median is found at position.

So since, n = 25


⇒ Median will be found at position. ⇒ Median = 13th observation



Question 5.

For a certain distribution, mode and median were found to be 1000 and 1250 respectively. Find mean for this distribution using an empirical relation.


Answer:

Given: mode = 1000 and median = 1250

The empirical relationship between mean, median and mode is,


Mode = 3(Median) – 2(Mean)


⇒ 2(Mean) = 3(Median) – Mode


⇒ Mean = [3(Median) – Mode]/2


⇒ Mean = [3(1250) – 1000]/2


⇒ Mean = [3750 – 1000]/2 = 2750/2 = 1375


∴ mean = 1375



Question 6.

In a class test, 50 students obtained marks as follows:


Find the modal class and the median class.


Answer:

Here, the maximum class frequency is 25.

The class corresponding to this frequency is the modal class. ⇒ modal class = 40 - 60


To find median class,


Assume Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


fi = frequency


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table.



So, N = 50


⇒ N/2 = 50/2 = 25


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 25 is 35, so the corresponding median class is 40 - 60.


∴ modal class = 40 - 60 and median class = 40 - 60



Question 7.

Find the class marks of classes 10 - 25 and 35 - 55.


Answer:

Class mark is given by

Class mark of class 10 - 25 =


Class mark of class 35 - 55 =


∴ Class mark of class 10 - 25 is 17.5 and 35 - 55 is 45.



Question 8.

While calculating the mean of a given data by the Assumed - mean method, the following values were obtained:

A = 25, = 110, = 50.

Find the mean.


Answer:

We have got

A = 25, Σfi = 50 & Σfidi = 110


∵ By Assumed - mean method, mean is given by





Thus, mean is 27.2



Question 9.

The distributions X and Y with Total number of observations 36 and 64, and mean 4 and 3 respectively are combined. What is the mean of the resulting distribution X + Y?


Answer:

According to the question,


⇒ X = 36 × 4 = 144 and Y = 64 × 3 = 192


We have, X = 144 and Y = 192


Mean of distribution (X + Y = 144 + 192 = ) 336 is,


Mean = 336/(36 + 64) = 336/100 = 3.36


Hence, mean = 3.36



Question 10.

In a frequency distribution table with 12 classes, the class - width is 2.5 and the lowest class boundary is 8.1, then what is the upper class boundary of the highest class?


Answer:

Given: number of classes = 12,

Class width = 2.5, and


Lowest class boundary = 8.1


Upper class is given by,


Upper class boundary = Lower class boundary + (width × number of classes)


Substituting values,


⇒ Upper class boundary = 8.1 + (2.5 × 12)


⇒ Upper class boundary = 8.1 + 30 = 38.1


Hence, upper class boundary is 38.1



Question 11.

The observations 29, 32, 48, 50, x, x + 2, 72, 78, 84, 95 are arranged in ascending order. What is the value of x if the median of the data is 63?


Answer:

Since there are 10 observations, that is, even number of observations, median is found by taking average of and observations.

So, median is found at average of and observations.


(5)th observation = x and (6)th observation = x + 2


Taking average,


Median = (x + x + 2)/2


⇒ 63 = (2x + 2)/2 [∵ given is median = 63]


⇒ 126 = 2x + 2


⇒ 2x = 126 – 2


⇒ 2x = 124


⇒ x = 124/2 = 62


∴ x = 62



Question 12.

The median of 19 observations is 30. Two more observations are made and the values of these are 8 and 32. Find the median of the 21 observations taken together.


Answer:

As median is the “middle” number of the sorted list of numbers, and given is median of 19 observations observed to be 30.

⇒ 30 is the middle most value amongst 19 observations.


If two more observations (8 and 32) are added, where 8 is less than 30 and 32 is more than 30. 30 is still the middlemost value as the two values are added on either side of 30.


Hence, median of 21 observations are 30.



Question 13.

If the median of and , where x > 0, is 8, find the value of x.


Answer:

Arranging the values x/5, x/4, x/2, x and x/3 in ascending order, we get

x/5, x/4, x/3, x/2 and x


Here, median is x/3 as it is the middle value amongst all values.


Given: median = 8


⇒ x/3 = 8


⇒ x = 24


Hence, x = 24



Question 14.

What is the cumulative frequency of the modal class of the following distribution?


Answer:

Here, the maximum class frequency is 23.

The class corresponding to this frequency is the modal class. ⇒ modal class = 12 - 15


Lets form a table.



Since, modal class = 12 - 15, the corresponding cumulative frequency is 53.



Question 15.

Find the mode of the given data:


Answer:

Here, the maximum class frequency is 18.

The class corresponding to this frequency is the modal class. ⇒ modal class = 40 - 60


∴ lower limit of the modal class (l) = 40


Modal class size (h) = 20


Frequency of the modal class (f1) = 18


Frequency of class preceding the modal class (f0) = 6


Frequency of class succeeding the modal (f2) = 10


Mode is given by,





⇒ Mode = 40 + 12 = 52


Hence, the mode is 52.



Question 16.

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


Form a 'less than type' cumulative frequency distribution.


Answer:

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

It is given by,




Question 17.

In the following data, find the values of p and q. Also, find the median class and modal class.


Answer:

To find p and q, solve by finding cumulative frequency,


⇒ p = 11 + 12 = 23


And 46 = 33 + q ⇒ q = 46 – 33 = 13


∴ p = 23 and q = 13


Lets form the table again,



For modal class,


Here, the maximum class frequency is 20.


The class corresponding to this frequency is the modal class. ⇒ modal class = 500 - 600


To find median class,


Assume Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


fi = frequency


and Cf = cumulative frequency


So, N = 80


⇒ N/2 = 80/2 = 40


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 40 is 46, so the corresponding median class is 400 - 500.


∴ modal class = 500 - 600 and median class = 400 - 500



Question 18.

The following frequency distribution gives the monthly consumption of electricity of 64 consumers of a locality.


Form a 'more than type' cumulative frequency distribution.


Answer:

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

It is given by,




Question 19.

The following table gives the life - time (in days) of 100 electric bulbs of a certain brand.


From this table, construct the frequency distribution table.


Answer:

The frequency distribution table is:



Question 20.

The following table gives the frequency distribution of the percentage of marks obtained by 2300 students in a competitive examination.


(a) Convert the given frequency distribution into the continuous form.

(b) Find the median class and write its class mark.

(c) Find the modal class and write its cumulative frequency.


Answer:

(a) To convert the given frequency distribution into continuous form, adjust the end - limits of each class.



(b) To find median class,


Assume Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


fi = frequency


and Cf = cumulative frequency



So, N = 2300


⇒ N/2 = 2300/2 = 1150


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 1150 is 1825, so the corresponding median class is 50.5 - 60.5.


∴ median class = 50.5 - 60.5


The class mark of 50.5 - 60.5 is


(c) For modal class,


Here, the maximum class frequency is 529.


The class corresponding to this frequency is the modal class. ⇒ modal class = 40.5 - 50.5


The cumulative frequency corresponding to the modal class is 1330



Question 21.

If the mean of the following distribution is 27, find the value of p.


Answer:


We have got


Σfi = 43 + p and Σfixi = 1245 + 15p


∵ mean is given by



(∵ given: mean of pocket allowance is 27)


⇒ 1161 + 27p = 1245 + 15p


⇒ 27p – 15p = 1245 – 1161


⇒ 12p = 84


⇒ p = 84/12


⇒ p = 7


Thus, p = 7



Question 22.

Calculate the missing frequency from the following distribution, it being given that the median of the distribution is 24.


Answer:

Given: Median = 24

Let the unknown frequency be x.


Assume


Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table, where x is the unknown frequency.



Median = 24 (as already mentioned in the question)


24 lies between 20 - 30 ⇒ Median class = 20 - 30


∴ l = 20, h = 10, f = x, N/2 = (55 + x)/2 and Cf = 30


Median is given by,





⇒ 24 – 20 = (5x – 25)/x


⇒ 4x = 5x – 25


⇒ 5x – 4x = 25


⇒ x = 25




Multiple Choice Questions (mcq)
Question 1.

Which of the following is not a measure of central tendency?
A. Mean

B. Mode

C. Median

D. Range


Answer:

Mean, median and mode are a measure of central tendency but range of a set of data is the difference between the largest and smallest values.


Question 2.

Which of the following cannot be determined graphically?
A. Mean

B. Median

C. Mode

D. None of these


Answer:

Mean is just the average of some observations. It cannot be determined graphically as the values cannot be Summed up.


Question 3.

Which of the following measures of central tendency is influenced by extreme values?
A. Mean

B. Median

C. Mode

D. None of these


Answer:

Mean is influenced by extreme values in class intervals, while median and mode is not influenced by extreme values as median is the mid value among observations and mode is the value that is come often in a set of data values and they are independent of extreme values.


Question 4.

The mode of a frequency distribution is obtained graphically from
A. a frequency curve

B. a frequency polygon

C. a histogram

D. an ogive


Answer:

A histogram shows frequencies of value and mode of frequency distribution can be obtained from a histogram.


Question 5.

The median of a frequency distribution is found graphically with the help of
A. a histogram

B. a frequency curve

C. a frequency polygon

D. ogives


Answer:

An ogive is a type of frequency polygon that shows cumulative frequencies and median is the mid - value among given values. Graphically, median can be found by ogive as corresponding to one axis, we get the value on the other axis in an ogive.


Question 6.

The cumulative frequency table is useful in determining the
A. mean

B. median

C. mode

D. all of these


Answer:

Cumulative frequency table is useful in determining the median in the case of class intervals.


Question 7.

The abscissa of the point of intersection of the Less Than Type and of the More Than Type cumulative frequency curves of a grouped data gives its
A. mean

B. median

C. mode

D. none of these


Answer:

The abscissa of the point of intersection of the ‘less than type’ and ‘more than type’ cumulative frequency curves of the grouped data gives its median as it gives accurate mid - point among all values.


Question 8.

If xi's are the midpoints of the class intervals of a grouped data, fi's are the corresponding frequencies and 7 is the mean then
A. 1

B. 0

C. - 1

D. 2


Answer:

If mean = 7, xi’s = midpoints of the class intervals and fi = corresponding frequencies


Mean is given by,




Or


Or


Or


Question 9.

For finding the mean by using the formula, , we have ui = ?
A.

B.

C.

D.


Answer:

Since, di = xi – A,


where di = deviation and A = Assumed mean


And ui = di/h = (xi – A)/h,


where h = class width


Question 10.

In the formula, for finding the mean of the grouped data, the di's are the deviations from A of
A. lower limits of the classes

B. upper limits of the classes

C. midpoints of the classes

D. none of these


Answer:

For finding the mean of the grouped data, di’s are deviations from A(Assumed mean) of the midpoints of the classes. It is necessary to find midpoints of the class intervals to find mean of the grouped data.


Question 11.

While computing the mean of the grouped data, we Assume that the frequencies are
A. evenly distributed over the classes

B. centred at the class marks of the classes

C. centred at the lower limits of the classes

D. centred at the upper limits of the classes


Answer:

Class marks are the aggregates value of the classes and is given by:


Class mark = (lower limit + upper limit)/2


And the frequencies are Assumed to be centered at the class marks of the classes.


Question 12.

The relation between mean, mode and median is
A. mode = (3 × mean) - (2 × median)

B. mode = (3 × median) - (2 × mean)

C. median = (3 × mean) - (2 × mode)

D. mean = (3 × median) - (2 × mode)


Answer:

This relationship between mean, median and mode is also called empirical relationship and is given by,


mode = (3 × median) – (2 × mean)


Question 13.

If the 'less than type' ogive and 'more than type' ogive intersect each other at (20.5, 15.5) then the median of the given data is
A. 5.5

B. 15.5

C. 20.5

D. 36.0


Answer:

If ‘less than type’ ogive and ‘more than type’ ogive intersect each other at (20.5,15.5), then median of the given data is 20.5 as median in this kind of graph is found on x - axis, which represents class intervals (upper limit/lower limit).


Question 14.

Consider the frequency distribution of the heights of 60 students of a class:


The Sum of the lower limit of the modal class and the upper limit of the median class is
A. 310

B. 315

C. 320

D. 330


Answer:

To find median class,


Assume Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


fi = frequency


and Cf = cumulative frequency



So, N = 60


⇒ N/2 = 60/2 = 30


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 30 is 37, so the corresponding median class is 160 - 165.


∴ upper limit of median class = 165


For modal class,


Here, the maximum class frequency is 16.


The class corresponding to this frequency is the modal class. ⇒ modal class = 150 - 155


∴ lower limit of the modal class = 150


Hence, Sum of lower limit of the modal class and upper limit of the median class = 165 + 150 = 315


Question 15.

Consider the following frequency distribution:


The modal class is
A. 10 - 20

B. 20 - 30

C. 30 - 40

D. 50 - 60


Answer:

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


Question 16.

Mode = ?
A.

B.

C.

D.


Answer:

Mode is given by,



where,


xk = lower limit of the modal class,


h = class width,


fk = frequency of the modal class,


fk - 1 = frequency of class preceding the modal class


and fk + 1 = frequency of class succeeding the modal class


Question 17.

Median = ?
A.

B.


C.


D. none of these


Answer:

Medium is given by,



Where


N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Question 18.

If the mean and median of a set of numbers are 8.9 and 9 respectively then the mode will be
A. 7.2

B. 8.2

C. 9.2

D.10.2


Answer:

Given: mean = 8.9 and median = 9


By empirical formula,


mode = (3 × median) – (2 × mean)


⇒ mode = (3 × 9) – (2 × 8.9)


⇒ mode = 27 – 17.8 = 9.2


Question 19.

Look at the frequency distribution table given below:


The median of the above distribution is
A. 56.5

B. 57.5

C. 58.5

D. 59


Answer:

To find median,


Assume Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table.



So, N = 50


⇒ N/2 = 50/2 = 25


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 25 is 40, so the corresponding median class is 55 - 65 and accordingly we get Cf = 20(cumulative frequency before the median class).


Now, since median class is 55 - 65.


∴ l = 55, h = 10, f = 20, N/2 = 25 and Cf = 20


Median is given by,




= 55 + 2.5


= 57.5


Thus, median age is 57.5.


Question 20.

Consider the following table:


The mode of the above data is
A. 23.5

B. 24

C. 24.4

D. 25


Answer:

Here, the maximum class frequency is 25.


The class corresponding to this frequency is the modal class. ⇒ modal class = 22 - 26


∴ lower limit of the modal class (l) = 22


Modal class size (h) = 4


Frequency of the modal class (f1) = 25


Frequency of class preceding the modal class (f0) = 16


Frequency of class succeeding the modal (f2) = 19


Mode is given by,





⇒ Mode = 22 + 2.4 = 24.4


Hence, the mode is 24.4.


Question 21.

The mean and mode of a frequency distribution are 28 and 16 respectively. The median is
A. 22

B. 23.5

C. 24

D. 24.5


Answer:

Given: mean = 28 and mode = 16


By empirical formula,


mode = (3 × median) – (2 × mean)


⇒ 3 × median = mode + (2 × mean)


⇒ 3 × median = 16 + (2 × 28)


⇒ 3 × median = 16 + 56


⇒ 3 × median = 72


⇒ median = 72/3 = 24


Question 22.

The median and mode of a frequency distribution are 26 and 29 respectively. Then, the mean is
A. 27.5

B. 24.5

C. 28.4

D. 25.8


Answer:

Given: median = 26 and mode = 29


By empirical formula,


mode = (3 × median) – (2 × mean)


⇒ 2 × mean = (3 × median) – mode


⇒ 2 × mean = (3 × 26) – 29


⇒ 2 × mean = 78 – 29


⇒ 2 × mean = 49


⇒ mean = 49/2 = 24.5


Question 23.

For a symmetrical frequency distribution, we have
A. mean < mode < median

B. mean > mode > median

C. mean = mode = median

D. mode = 2 (mean + median)


Answer:

As in a symmetrical frequency distribution, the left and right hand side of the distribution is roughly equally balanced around the mean of the distribution.


Question 24.

Look at the cumulative frequency distribution table given below:


Number of families having income range 20000 to 25000 is
A. 19

B. 16

C. 13

D. 22


Answer:


From the above table, number of families having income range 20000 - 25000 is 13. (Observe the frequency values corresponding to the monthly income)


Question 25.

The median of first 8 prime numbers is
A. 7

B. 9

C. 11

D. 13


Answer:

Listing out all first 8 prime numbers, we have


2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19


Since, the median will be at the aggregate of the (8/2 =) 4th position and (8/2 + 1 = ) 5th position.


We have, (7 + 11)/2 = 18/2 = 9


Thus, median is 9.


Question 26.

The mean of 20 numbers is zero. Of them, at the most, how many may be greater than zero?
A. 0

B. 1

C. 10

D. 19


Answer:

It’s given that mean of 20 numbers is 0, which implies that average of 20 numbers is 0.


This means that Sum of 20 numbers is 0.


If Sum of 19 numbers out of 20 is x(say), then the 20th number will be absolutely 0 for the average to be 0.


⇒ At the most, 19 numbers will be positive.


Question 27.

If the median of the data 4,7,x - 1,X - 3,l6,25, written in ascending order, is 13 then x is equal to
A. 13

B. 14

C. 15

D. 16


Answer:

Since there are 6 number of observation in all, which is an even number of observation.


Median will be found at the aggregate of (6/2 = ) 3rd and (6/2 + 1 = ) 4th position.


3rd value = x – 1 and 4th value = x – 3


Taking their aggregate, we get


Median = (x – 1 + x – 3)/2


⇒ 13 = (2x – 4)/2 [∵ median = 13]


⇒ 26 = 2x – 4


⇒ 2x = 26 + 4


⇒ 2x = 30


⇒ x = 15


Thus, median is 15.


Question 28.

The mean of 2, 7, 6 and x is 15 and the mean of 18, 1, 6, x and y is 10. What is the value of y?
A. 5

B. 10

C. 20

D. 30


Answer:

Given: mean of 2, 7, 6 and x is 15


Mean =


15 =


⇒ 60 = 15 + x


⇒ x = 60 – 15 = 45 …(i)


Also, given that mean of 18, 1, 6, x and y is 10


10 = [∵ mean = 10]


⇒ 50 = 25 + 45 + y = 70 + y [from equation (i)]


⇒ y = 50 – 70 = - 20


Thus, y = - 20


Question 29.

Match the following columns:


The correct answer is:


Answer:

The correct answer is:



Question 30.

Each question consists of two statements, namely, Assertion (A) and Reason (R). For selecting the correct answer, use the following code:

A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is a correct explanation of Assertion (A).

B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not a correct explanation of Assertion (A).

C. Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.

D. Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.


Answer:

According to Reason(R),


Relationship between mean, median and mode is,


Mode = 3(Median) – 2(Mean)


If we substitute the values given in the above relationship,


Median = 150 and Mean = 148 (given)


Mode = 3(150) – 2(148)


⇒ Mode = 450 – 296 = 154


We get mode = 154, which satisfies the assertion.


Thus, Assertion(A) and Reason(R) are true and Reason(R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion(A).


Question 31.

Each question consists of two statements, namely, Assertion (A) and Reason (R). For selecting the correct answer, use the following code:


The mode of the above data is 12.4.



The value of the variable which occurs most often is the mode.



A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is a correct explanation of Assertion (A).

B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not a correct explanation of Assertion (A).

C. Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.

D. Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.


Answer:

Here, the maximum class frequency is 23.


The class corresponding to this frequency is the modal class. ⇒ modal class = 12 - 15


∴ lower limit of the modal class (l) = 12


Modal class size (h) = 3


Frequency of the modal class (f1) = 23


Frequency of class preceding the modal class (f0) = 21


Frequency of class succeeding the modal (f2) = 10


Mode is given by,





⇒ Mode = 12 + 0.4 = 12.4


∴ Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is true obviously.


But Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).


Thus, Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).



Formative Assessment (unit Test)
Question 1.

Which one of the following measures is determined only after the construction of cumulative frequency distribution?
A. Mean

B. Median

C. Mode

D. None of these


Answer:

Mean and mode does not require construction of cumulative frequency, but median necessarily requires construction of cumulative frequency, unless it is raw data (in which median is the (n/2)th value, when there are n number of observations; and the average of (n/2)th and (n/2 + 1)th values, when there are n observations).


Question 2.

If the mean of a data is 27 and its median is 33 then the mode is
A. 30

B. 43

C. 45

D. 47


Answer:

Given: mean = 27 and median = 33


We have to find the value of mode.


Empirical relationship is given by,


Mode = 3(Median) – 2(Mean)


⇒ Mode = 3(33) – 2(27)


⇒ Mode = 99 – 54 = 45


Question 3.

Consider the following distribution:


The Sum of the lower limits of the median class and the modal class is
A. 15

B. 25

C. 30

D. 35


Answer:

We need to find – (1) Median class


(2) Modal class


First we’ll find (1) Median class.


To find median class,


Assume Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


fi = frequency of class intervals


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table.



So, N = 66


⇒ N/2 = 66/2 = 33


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 33 is 37, so the corresponding median class is 10 - 15.


∴ median class is 10 - 15.


To find (2) Modal class,


Here, the maximum class frequency is 20.


The class corresponding to this frequency is the modal class. ⇒ modal class = 15 - 20


Lower limit of median = 10 and lower limit of mode = 15


Sum = 10 + 15 = 25


Question 4.

Consider the following frequency distribution:


The upper limit of the median class is
A. 16.5

B. 18.5

C. 18

D. 17.5


Answer:

To find median class,


Assume Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


fi = frequency of class intervals


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets convert this data into exclusive type of data.



So, N = 57


⇒ N/2 = 57/2 = 28.5


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 28.5 is 38, so the corresponding median class is 11.5 - 17.5.


∴ Upper limit of this median class = 17.5


Question 5.

If the mean and mode of a frequency distribution be 53.4 and 55.2 respectively, find the median.


Answer:

Given: mean = 53.4 and mode = 55.2

We have to find the median.


By empirical formula,


Mode = 3(Median) – 2(Mean)


⇒ 3(Median) = Mode + 2(Mean)


⇒ Median = [Mode + 2(Mean)]/3


⇒ Median = [55.2 + 2(53.4)]/3


⇒ Median = [55.2 + 106.8]/3


⇒ Median = 162/3 = 54


∴ Median = 54



Question 6.

In the table given below, the times taken by 120 athletes to run a 100 - m - hurdle race are given.


Find the number of athletes who completed the race in less than 14.6 seconds.


Answer:

We need to form a ‘less than type’ table to solve this.



Here, cumulative frequency shows number of athletes taking different time intervals to run a 100 - m - hurdle race.


So by the table, there are 75 athletes who completed the race in less than 14.6 seconds.



Question 7.

Consider the following frequency distribution:


Find the upper limit of the median class.


Answer:

To find median class,


Assume Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


fi = frequency of class intervals


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets convert this data into exclusive type of data.



So, N = 57


⇒ N/2 = 57/2 = 28.5


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 28.5 is 38, so the corresponding median class is 11.5 - 17.5.


∴ Upper limit of this median class = 17.5



Question 8.

The annual profits earned by 30 shops of a shopping complex in a locality are recorded in the table shown below:


If we draw the frequency distribution table for the above data, find the frequency corresponding to the class 20 - 25.


Answer:

To find frequency corresponding to 20 - 25 class, we need to convert ‘more than or equal to’ type data into class intervals.


Observe in the table above, frequency corresponding to the class 20 - 25 is 4.



Question 9.

Find the mean of the following frequency distribution:


Answer:

For equal class intervals, we will solve by finding mid points of these classes using direct method.


We have got


Σfi = 76 & Σfixi = 412


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean is 5.421



Question 10.

The maximum bowling speeds (in km/hr) of 30 players at a cricket coaching centre are given below:
Calculate the median bowling speed.


Answer:

To find median, Assume

Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table.



So, N = 30


⇒ N/2 = 30/2 = 15


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 15 is 21, so the corresponding median class is 115 - 130 and accordingly we get Cf = 14(cumulative frequency before the median class).


Now, since median class is 115 - 130.


∴ l = 115, h = 15, f = 7, N/2 = 15 and Cf = 14


Median is given by,




= 115 + 2.14


= 117.14


Thus, median is 117.14 km/hr.



Question 11.

The arithmetic mean of the following frequency distribution is 50.


Find the value of p.


Answer:

For equal class intervals, we will solve by finding mid points of these classes using direct method.


We have got


Σfi = 92 + p and Σfixi = 2580 + 15p


∵ mean is given by



(∵ given: arithmetic mean is 50)


⇒ 4600 + 50p = 2580 + 15p


⇒ 50p – 15p = 2580 – 4600


⇒ 35p = 2020


⇒ p = 11


Thus, p is 11.



Question 12.

Find the median of the following frequency distribution:


Answer:

To find median, Assume

Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table.



So, N = 65


⇒ N/2 = 65/2 = 32.5


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 32.5 is 52, so the corresponding median class is 20 - 30 and accordingly we get Cf = 22(cumulative frequency before the median class).


Now, since median class is 20 - 30.


∴ l = 20, h = 10, f = 30, N/2 = 32.5 and Cf = 22


Median is given by,




= 20 + 3.5


= 23.5


Thus, median is 23.5.



Question 13.

Following is the distribution of marks of 70 students in a periodical test:


Draw a cumulative frequency curve for the above data.


Answer:

The frequency distribution table for ‘less than’ type is:


Lets plot a graph of ‘less than ogive’, taking upper limits of the class intervals on x - axis and cumulative frequencies on y - axis.




Question 14.

Find the median of the following data.


Answer:

To find median, Assume

Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table and convert it into exclusive - type by adjusting from both ends of a class.



So, N = 100


⇒ N/2 = 100/2 = 50


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 50 is 60, so the corresponding median class is 20 - 30 and accordingly we get Cf = 24(cumulative frequency before the median class).


Now, since median class is 20 - 30.


∴ l = 20, h = 10, f = 36, N/2 = 50 and Cf = 24


Median is given by,




= 20 + 7.22


= 27.22


Thus, median is 27.22.



Question 15.

For the following distribution draw a 'less than type' ogive and from the curve find the median.


Answer:

Lets plot a graph of ‘less than ogive’, taking upper limits of the class intervals on x - axis and cumulative frequencies on y - axis.



As we have N = 100 by the frequency table.


N/2 = 100/2 = 50


Mark 50 on y - axis and the corresponding point on x - axis would be the median.



The corresponding point on x - axis is 55.


Hence, median is 55.



Question 16.

The median value for the following frequency distribution is 35 and the Sum of all the frequencies is 170. Using the formula for median, find the missing frequencies.


Answer:

Given: Median = 35 & N = 170

Assume


Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table, where x and y are the unknown frequencies.



Median = 35 (as already mentioned in the question)


35 lies between 30 - 40 ⇒ Median class = 30 - 40


∴ l = 30, h = 10, f = 40, N/2 = (110 + x + y)/2 = 170/2 = 85 and Cf = 30 + x


Median is given by,





⇒ 35 – 30 = (55 – x)/4


⇒ 5 × 4 = 55 – x


⇒ 20 = 55 – x


⇒ x = 55 – 20 = 35 …(i)


And given that N = 170


⇒ 110 + x + y = 170


⇒ x + y = 170 – 110


⇒ x + y = 60 …(ii)


Substituting x = 35 in eq.(ii),


35 + y = 60


⇒ y = 60 – 35 = 25


Thus, the unknown frequencies are x = 35 and y = 25.



Question 17.

Find the missing frequencies f1 and f2 in the table given below, it being given that the mean of the given frequency distribution is 50.


Answer:

For equal class intervals, we will solve by finding mid points of these classes using direct method.


We have got


Mean = 50 and N = 120 (as given in the question)


Σfi = 68 + f1 + f2 and Σfixi = 3480 + 30f1 + 70f2


∵ mean is given by



(∵ given: mean is 50)


⇒ 3400 + 50f1 + 50f2 = 3480 + 30f1 + 70f2


⇒ 50f1 – 30f1 + 50f2 – 70f2 = 3480 – 3400


⇒ 20f1 – 20f2 = 80


⇒ f1 – f2 = 4 …(i)


As given in the question, frequency(Σfi) = 120


And as calculated by us, frequency (Σfi) = 68 + f1 + f2


Equalizing them, we get


68 + f1 + f2 = 120


⇒ f1 + f2 = 120 – 68 = 52


⇒ f1 + f2 = 52 …(ii)


We will now solve equations (i) and (ii), adding them we get


(f1 + f2) + (f1 – f2) = 52 + 4


⇒ 2f1 = 56


⇒ f1 = 56/2


⇒ f1 = 28


Substitute f1 = 28 in equation (ii),


28 + f2 = 52


⇒ f2 = 52 – 28


⇒ f2 = 24


Thus, f1 = 28 and f2 = 24.



Question 18.

Find the mean of the following frequency distribution using step - deviation method:


Answer:

We will find the mean using step - deviation method, where A = Assumed mean and h = length of class interval.

Here, let A = 99 and h = 6


Since, the class intervals are inclusive type, we’ll first convert it into exclusive type by extending the class interval from both the ends.



We have got


A = 99, h = 6, Σfi = 120 & Σfiui = 81


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean is 103.05.



Question 19.

Find the mean, median and mode of the following data:


Answer:

For equal class intervals, we will solve by finding mid points of these classes using direct method.


We have got


Σfi = 50 and Σfixi = 1500


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean is 30.


To find median, Assume


Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table.



We have got


So, N = 50


⇒ N/2 = 50/2 = 25


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 25 is 39, so the corresponding median class is 30 - 40 and accordingly we get Cf = 24(cumulative frequency before the median class).


Now, since median class is 30 - 40.


∴ l = 30, h = 10, f = 15, N/2 = 25 and Cf = 24


Median is given by,




= 30 + 0.67


= 30.67


Thus, median is 30.67.


Since, we have got mean = 30 and median = 30.67


Applying the empirical formula,


Mode = 3(Median) – 2(Mean)


⇒ Mode = 3(30.67) – 2(30)


⇒ Mode = 92.01 – 60 = 32.01


∴ Mean = 30, Median = 30.67 and Mode = 32.01



Question 20.

Draw 'less than ogive' and 'more than ogive' on a single graph paper and hence find the median of the following data:


Answer:

The frequency distribution table for ‘less than’ type is:



The frequency distribution table for ‘more than’ type is:



Plotting points for ‘less - than ogive’ and ‘more - than ogive’ on the graph,



In this type of graph where ‘less than ogive’ and more than ogive’ are plotted in the same graph, median is found on x - axis by the intersection of these two ogives.


Here, median = 15.5



Question 21.

The production yield per hectare of wheat of some farms of a village are given in the following table:


Draw a less than type ogive and a more than type ogive for this data.


Answer:

The frequency distribution table for ‘less than’ type is:


Lets plot the graph of ‘less than ogive’, taking upper limits of the class intervals on x - axis and cumulative frequencies on y - axis.



The frequency distribution table for ‘more than’ type is:



Lets plot a graph of ‘more than’ ogive, taking lower limits of the class intervals on x - axis and cumulative frequencies on y - axis.




Question 22.

The following table gives the marks obtained by 50 students in a class test:


Calculate the mean, median and mode for the above data.


Answer:

For equal class intervals, we will solve by finding mid points of these classes using direct method.

We have got


Σfi = 47 and Σfixi = 1516


∵ mean is given by





Thus, mean is 32.26.


To find median, Assume


Σfi = N = Sum of frequencies,


h = length of median class,


l = lower boundary of the median class,


f = frequency of median class


and Cf = cumulative frequency


Lets form a table.



We have got


So, N = 47


⇒ N/2 = 47/2 = 23.5


The cumulative frequency just greater than (N/2 = ) 23.5 is 29, so the corresponding median class is 30.5 - 35.5 and accordingly we get Cf = 15(cumulative frequency before the median class).


Now, since median class is 30.5 - 35.5.


∴ l = 30.5, h = 5, f = 14, N/2 = 23.5 and Cf = 15


Median is given by,




= 30 + 3.03


= 33.03


Thus, median is 33.03.


Since, we have got mean = 32.26 and median = 33.03


Applying the empirical formula,


Mode = 3(Median) – 2(Mean)


⇒ Mode = 3(33.03) – 2(32.26)


⇒ Mode = 99.09 – 64.52 = 34.57


∴ Mean = 32.26, Median = 33.03 and Mode = 34.57