Question:1

A survey was conducted by a group of students as a part of their environment awareness programme, in which they collected
the following data regarding the number of plants in 20 houses in a locality. Find the mean number of plants per house.

Number of plants 0​ − 2 2​ − 4 4−6 6−8 8 − 10 10 − 12 12 − 14

Number of houses 1 2 1 5 6 2 3

Which method did you use for finding the mean, and why?

Solution:

To find the class mark (xi) for each interval, the following relation is used.

Class mark (xi) =

xi and fixi can be calculated as follows.

Number of plants Number of houses xi fixi

(fi)

0​ − 2 1 1 1×1=1

2​ − 4 2 3 2×3=6

4−6 1 5 1×5=5

6−8 5 7 5 × 7 = 35

8 − 10 6 9 6 × 9 = 54

10 − 12 2 11 2 ×11 = 22

12 − 14 3 13 3 × 13 = 39

Total 20 162

From the table, it can be observed that

Mean,

Therefore, mean number of plants per house is 8.1.

Here, direct method has been used as the values of class marks (xi) and fi are small.

Question:2

Consider the following distribution of daily wages of 50 workers of a factory.

Daily wages
500​ − 520 520​ − 540 540 − 560 560 − 580 580 − 600
inRs

Number of workers 12 14 8 6 10

Find the mean daily wages of the workers of the factory by using an appropriate method.

Solution:

To find the class mark for each interval, the following relation is used.

Class size (h) of this data = 20

Taking 550 as assured mean (a), di, ui, and fiui can be calculated as follows.

Daily
wages Number of workers d i = xi −
xi fiui
(fi) 550
inRs

500​ − 520 12 510 − 40 −2 − 24

520​ − 540 14 530 − 20 −1 − 14

540 − 560 8 550 0 0 0

560 − 580 6 570 20 1 6

580 − 600 10 590 40 2 20

 Total 50 − 12

From the table, it can be observed that

-12 24

= 550 + ( )
50
20 = 550 - 5 = 550 - 4. 8 = 545. 2

Therefore, the mean daily wage of the workers of the factory is Rs 545.20.

Question:3

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

Daily pocket allowance

11​ − 13 13​ − 15 15 −17 17 − 19 19 − 21 21 − 23 23 − 25
inRs

Number of workers 7 6 9 13 f 5 4

Solution:

To find the class mark (xi) for each interval, the following relation is used.

Given that, mean pocket allowance,

Taking 18 as assured mean (a), di and fidi are calculated as follows.

Daily pocket allowance Number of children

Class mark xi di = xi − 18 fidi
inRs fi

11​ −13 7 12 −6 − 42

13 − 15 6 14 −4 − 24

15 − 17 9 16 −2 − 18

17 −19 13 18 0 0
 19 − 21 f 20 2 2f

21 − 23 5 22 4 20

23 − 25 4 24 6 24

Total 2f − 40

From the table, we obtain

Hence, the missing frequency, f, is 20.

Question:4

Thirty women were examined in a hospital by a doctor and the number of heart beats per minute were recorded and
summarized as follows. Fine the mean heart beats per minute for these women, choosing a suitable method.

Number of heart beats per minute 65 − 68 68​ − 71 71 −74 74 − 77 77 − 80 80 − 83 83 − 86

Number of women 2 4 3 8 7 4 2

Solution:

To find the class mark of each interval (xi), the following relation is used.

Class size, h, of this data = 3

Taking 75.5 as assumed mean (a), di, ui, fiui are calculated as follows.
 Number of women
Number of heart beats per minute xi di = xi − 75.5 fiui
fi

65 − 68 2 66.5 −9 −3 −6

68 − 71 4 69.5 −6 −2 −8

71 − 74 3 72.5 −3 −1 −3

74 − 77 8 75.5 0 0 0

77 − 80 7 78.5 3 1 7

80 − 83 4 81.5 6 2 8

83 − 86 2 84.5 9 3 6

Total 30 4

From the table, we obtain

Therefore, mean hear beats per minute for these women are 75.9 beats per minute.

Question:5

In a retail market, fruit vendors were selling mangoes kept in packing boxes. These boxes contained varying number of
mangoes. The following was the distribution of mangoes according to the number of boxes.

Number of mangoes 50 − 52 53 − 55 56 − 58 59 − 61 62 − 64

Number of boxes 15 110 135 115 25

Find the mean number of mangoes kept in a packing box. Which method of finding the mean did you choose?
Solution:

Number of mangoes Number of boxes fi

50 − 52 15

53 − 55 110

56 − 58 135

59 − 61 115

62 − 64 25

It can be observed that class intervals are not continuous. There is a gap of 1 between two class intervals. Therefore, has to

be added to the upper class limit and has to be subtracted from the lower class limit of each interval.

Class mark (xi) can be obtained by using the following relation.

Class size (h) of this data = 3

Taking 57 as assumed mean (a), di, ui, fiui are calculated as follows.

Class interval fi xi di = xi − 57 fiui

49.5 − 52.5 15 51 −6 −2 − 30

52.5 − 55.5 110 54 −3 −1 − 110

55.5 − 58.5 135 57 0 0 0

58.5 − 61.5 115 60 3 1 115

61.5 − 64.5 25 63 6 2 50

Total 400 25

It can be observed that

Mean number of mangoes kept in a packing box is 57.19.

Step deviation method is used here as the values of fi, di are big and also, there is a common multiple between all di.

Question:6

The table below shows the daily expenditure on food of 25 households in a locality.

Daily expenditure 100 − 150 150 − 200 200 − 250 250 − 300 300 − 350
inRs

Number of households 4 5 12 2 2

Find the mean daily expenditure on food by a suitable method.

Solution:

To find the class mark (xi) for each interval, the following relation is used.

Class size = 50

Taking 225 as assumed mean (a), di, ui, fiui are calculated as follows.

Daily expenditure fi xi di = xi − 225 fiui

inRs

100 − 150 4 125 − 100 −2 −8

150 − 200 5 175 − 50 −1 −5

200 − 250 12 225 0 0 0

250 − 300 2 275 50 1 2

300 − 350 2 325 100 2 4

 Total 25 −7

From the table, we obtain

Therefore, mean daily expenditure on food is Rs 211.

Question:7

To find out the concentration of SO2 in the air inpartspermillion, i. e. , ppm

, the data was collected for 30 localities in a certain city and is presented below:

concentration of SO2 Frequency

inppm

0.00 − 0.04 4

0.04 − 0.08 9

0.08 − 0.12 9

0.12 − 0.16 2

0.16 − 0.20 4

0.20 − 0.24 2

Find the mean concentration of SO2 in the air.

Solution:

To find the class marks for each interval, the following relation is used.

Class size of this data = 0.04

Taking 0.14 as assumed mean (a), di, ui, fiui are calculated as follows.
 Concentration of SO2 Frequency Class mark fiui
inppm di = xi − 0.14
fi xi

0.00 − 0.04 4 0.02 − 0.12 −3 − 12

0.04 − 0.08 9 0.06 − 0.08 −2 − 18

0.08 − 0.12 9 0.10 − 0.04 −1 −9

0.12 − 0.16 2 0.14 0 0 0

0.16 − 0.20 4 0.18 0.04 1 4

0.20 − 0.24 2 0.22 0.08 2 4

Total 30 − 31

From the table, we obtain

Therefore, mean concentration of SO2 in the air is 0.099 ppm.

Question:8

A class teacher has the following absentee record of 40 students of a class for the whole term. Find the mean number of days a
student was absent.

Number of days 0−6 6 − 10 10 − 14 14 − 20 20 − 28 28 − 38 38 − 40

Number of students 11 10 7 4 4 3 1

Solution:

To find the class mark of each interval, the following relation is used.
Taking 17 as assumed mean (a), di and fidi are calculated as follows.

Number of days Number of students xi di = xi − 17 fidi

fi

0−6 11 3 − 14 − 154

6 − 10 10 8 −9 − 90

10 − 14 7 12 −5 − 35

14 − 20 4 17 0 0

20 − 28 4 24 7 28

28 − 38 3 33 16 48

38 − 40 1 39 22 22

Total 40 − 181

From the table, we obtain

Therefore, the mean number of days is 12.48 days for which a student was absent.

Question:9

The following table gives the literacy rate inpercentage

of 35 cities. Find the mean literacy rate.
 Literacy rate 45 − 55 55 − 65 65 − 75 75 − 85 85 − 95
in

Number of cities 3 10 11 8 3

Solution:

To find the class marks, the following relation is used.

Class size (h) for this data = 10

Taking 70 as assumed mean (a), di, ui, and fiui are calculated as follows.

Literacy rate Number of cities xi fiui

in di = xi − 70
fi

45 − 55 3 50 − 20 −2 −6

55 − 65 10 60 − 10 −1 − 10

65 − 75 11 70 0 0 0

75 − 85 8 80 10 1 8

85 − 95 3 90 20 2 6

Total 35 −2

From the table, we obtain

Therefore, mean literacy rate is 69.43%.

Question:10

The following table shows the ages of the patients admitted in a hospital during a year:

age 5 − 15 15 − 25 25 − 35 35 − 45 45 − 55 55 − 65
inyears

Number of patients 6 11 21 23 14 5

Find the mode and the mean of the data given above. Compare and interpret the two measures of central tendency.

Solution:

To find the class marks (xi), the following relation is used.

Taking 30 as assumed mean a

, di and fidiare calculated as follows.

Age Number of patients Class mark di = xi − 30 fidi

inyears
fi xi

5 − 15 6 10 − 20 − 120

15 − 25 11 20 − 10 − 110

25 − 35 21 30 0 0

35 − 45 23 40 10 230

45 − 55 14 50 20 280

55 − 65 5 60 30 150

Total 80 430

From the table, we obtain

Mean of this data is 35.38. It represents that on an average, the age of a patient admitted to hospital was 35.38 years.

It can be observed that the maximum class frequency is 23 belonging to class interval 35 − 45.

Modal class = 35 − 45

Lower limit (l) of modal class = 35

Frequency (f1) of modal class = 23

Class size (h) = 10

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

Frequency (f2) of class succeeding the modal class = 14

Mode =

Mode is 36.8. It represents that the age of maximum number of patients admitted in hospital was 36.8 years.

Question:11

The following data gives the information on the observed lifetimes inhours
of 225 electrical components:

Lifetimes 0 − 20 20 − 40 40 − 60 60 − 80 80 − 100 100 − 120

inhours

Frequency 10 35 52 61 38 29

Determine the modal lifetimes of the components.

Solution:

From the data given above, it can be observed that the maximum class frequency is 61, belonging to class interval 60 − 80.

Therefore, modal class = 60 − 80

Lower class limit (l) of modal class = 60

Frequency (f1) of modal class = 61

Frequency (f0) of class preceding the modal class = 52

Frequency (f2) of class succeeding the modal class = 38

Class size (h) = 20

Therefore, modal lifetime of electrical components is 65.625 hours.

Question:12

The following data gives the distribution of total monthly household expenditure of 200 families of a village. Find the modal
monthly expenditure of the families. Also, find the mean monthly expenditure.

Expenditure Number of families

inRs

1000 − 1500 24

1500 − 2000 40

2000 − 2500 33

2500 − 3000 28

3000 − 3500 30

3500 − 4000 22

4000 − 4500 16

4500 − 5000 7
Solution:

It can be observed from the given data that the maximum class frequency is 40, belonging to 1500 − 2000 intervals.

Therefore, modal class = 1500 − 2000

Lower limit (l) of modal class = 1500

Frequency (f1) of modal class = 40

Frequency (f0) of class preceding modal class = 24

Frequency (f2) of class succeeding modal class = 33

Class size (h) = 500

Therefore, modal monthly expenditure was Rs 1847.83.

To find the class mark, the following relation is used.

Class size (h) of the given data = 500

Taking 2750 as assumed mean (a), di, ui, and fiuiare calculated as follows.

Expenditure Number of families xi di = xi − 2750 fiui

inRs
fi

1000 − 1500 24 1250 − 1500 −3 − 72

1500 − 2000 40 1750 − 1000 −2 − 80

2000 − 2500 33 2250 − 500 −1 − 33

2500 − 3000 28 2750 0 0 0

3000 − 3500 30 3250 500 1 30

 3500 − 4000 22 3750 1000 2 44

4000 − 4500 16 4250 1500 3 48

4500 − 5000 7 4750 2000 4 28

Total 200 − 35

From the table, we obtain

Therefore, mean monthly expenditure was Rs 2662.50.

Question:13

The following distribution gives the state-wise teacher-student ratio in higher secondary schools of India. Find the mode and
mean of this data. Interpret the two measures.

Number of students per teacher Number of states/U.T

15 − 20 3

20 − 25 8

25 − 30 9

30 − 35 10

35 − 40 3

40 − 45 0

45 − 50 0
 50 − 55 2

Solution:

It can be observed from the given data that the maximum class frequency is 10 belonging to class interval 30 − 35.

Therefore, modal class = 30 − 35

Class size (h) = 5

Lower limit (l) of modal class = 30

Frequency (f1) of modal class = 10

Frequency (f0) of class preceding modal class = 9

Frequency (f2) of class succeeding modal class = 3

It represents that most of the states/U.T have a teacher-student ratio as 30.6.

To find the class marks, the following relation is used.

Taking 32.5 as assumed mean a

, di, ui, and fiui are calculated as follows.

Number of students per teacher Number of states/U.T xi di = xi − 32.5 fiui

(fi)

15 − 20 3 17.5 − 15 −3 −9

20 − 25 8 22.5 − 10 −2 − 16

25 − 30 9 27.5 −5 −1 −9

30 − 35 10 32.5 0 0 0

35 − 40 3 37.5 5 1 3
 40 − 45 0 42.5 10 2 0

45 − 50 0 47.5 15 3 0

50 − 55 2 52.5 20 4 8

Total 35 − 23

Therefore, mean of the data is 29.2.

It represents that on an average, teacher−student ratio was 29.2.

Question:14

The given distribution shows the number of runs scored by some top batsmen of the world in one-day international cricket
matches.

Runs scored Number of batsmen

3000 − 4000 4

4000 − 5000 18

5000 − 6000 9

6000 − 7000 7

7000 − 8000 6

8000 − 9000 3

9000 − 10000 1

10000 − 11000 1
Find the mode of the data.

Solution:

From the given data, it can be observed that the maximum class frequency is 18, belonging to class interval 4000 − 5000.

Therefore, modal class = 4000 − 5000

Lower limit (l) of modal class = 4000

Frequency (f1) of modal class = 18

Frequency (f0) of class preceding modal class = 4

Frequency (f2) of class succeeding modal class = 9

Class size (h) = 1000

Therefore, mode of the given data is 4608.7 runs.

Question:15

A student noted the number of cars passing through a spot on a road for 100 periods each of 3 minutes and summarised it in
the table given below. Find the mode of the data:

Number of cars 0 − 10 10 − 20 20 − 30 30 − 40 40 − 50 50 − 60 60 − 70 70 − 80

Frequency 7 14 13 12 20 11 15 8

Solution:

From the given data, it can be observed that the maximum class frequency is 20, belonging to 40 − 50 class intervals.

Therefore, modal class = 40 − 50

Lower limit (l) of modal class = 40

Frequency (f1) of modal class = 20

Frequency (f0) of class preceding modal class = 12

Frequency (f2) of class succeeding modal class = 11

Class size = 10
Therefore, mode of this data is 44.7 cars.

Question:16

The following frequency distribution gives the monthly consumption of electricity of 68 consumers of a locality. Find the median,
mean and mode of the data and compare them.

Monthly consumption
Number of consumers
inunits

65 − 85 4

85 − 105 5

105 − 125 13

125 − 145 20

145 − 165 14

165 − 185 8

185 − 205 4

Solution:

To find the class marks, the following relation is used.

Taking 135 as assumed mean (a), di, ui, fiui are calculated according to step deviation method as follows.

Monthly consumption xi class mark di= xi− 135

Number of consumers (f i)
inunits
 65 − 85 4 75 − 60 −3 − 12

85 − 105 5 95 − 40 −2 − 10

105 − 125 13 115 − 20 −1 − 13

125 − 145 20 135 0 0 0

145 − 165 14 155 20 1 14

165 − 185 8 175 40 2 16

185 − 205 4 195 60 3 12

Total 68 7

From the table, we obtain

From the table, it can be observed that the maximum class frequency is 20, belonging to class interval 125 − 145.

Modal class = 125 − 145

Lower limit (l) of modal class = 125

Class size (h) = 20

Frequency (f1) of modal class = 20

Frequency (f0) of class preceding modal class = 13

Frequency (f2) of class succeeding the modal class = 14

To find the median of the given data, cumulative frequency is calculated as follows.

Monthly consumption Cumulative frequency

Number of consumers
inunits

65 − 85 4 4

85 − 105 5 4+5=9

105 − 125 13 9 + 13 = 22

125 − 145 20 22 + 20 = 42

145 − 165 14 42 + 14 = 56

165 − 185 8 56 + 8 = 64

185 − 205 4 64 + 4 = 68

From the table, we obtain

n = 68

Cumulative frequency (cf) just greater than is 42, belonging to interval 125 − 145.

Therefore, median class = 125 − 145

Lower limit (l) of median class = 125

Class size (h) = 20

Frequency (f) of median class = 20

Cumulative frequency (cf) of class preceding median class = 22

Therefore, median, mode, mean of the given data is 137, 135.76, and 137.05 respectively.

The three measures are approximately the same in this case.

Question:17

If the median of the distribution is given below is 28.5, find the values of x and y.

Class interval Frequency

0 − 10 5

10 − 20 x

20 − 30 20

30 − 40 15

40 − 50 y

50 − 60 5

Total 60

Solution:

The cumulative frequency for the given data is calculated as follows.

Class interval Frequency Cumulative frequency

0 − 10 5 5

10 − 20 x 5+ x

20 − 30 20 25 + x
 30 − 40 15 40 + x

40 − 50 y 40+ x + y

50 − 60 5 45 + x + y

Total (n) 60

From the table, it can be observed that n = 60

45 + x + y = 60

x + y = 15 1

Median of the data is given as 28.5 which lies in interval 20 − 30.

Therefore, median class = 20 − 30

Lower limit (l) of median class = 20

Cumulative frequency (cf) of class preceding the median class = 5 + x

Frequency (f) of median class = 20

Class size (h) = 10

From equation 1
,

8 + y = 15

y=7

Hence, the values of x and y are 8 and 7 respectively.

Question:18

A life insurance agent found the following data for distribution of ages of 100 policy holders. Calculate the median age, if
policies are given only to persons having age 18 years onwards but less than 60 year.
 Age
Number of policy holders
inyears

Below 20 2

Below 25 6

Below 30 24

Below 35 45

Below 40 78

Below 45 89

Below 50 92

Below 55 98

Below 60 100

Solution:

Here, class width is not the same. There is no requirement of adjusting the frequencies according to class intervals. The given
frequency table is of less than type represented with upper class limits. The policies were given only to persons with age 18
years onwards but less than 60 years. Therefore, class intervals with their respective cumulative frequency can be defined as
below.

Age
Number of policy holders (fi) Cumulative frequency (cf)
inyears

18 − 20 2 2

20 − 25 6−2=4 6

25 − 30 24 − 6 = 18 24

30 − 35 45 − 24 = 21 45

35 − 40 78 − 45 = 33 78
 40 − 45 89 − 78 = 11 89

45 − 50 92 − 89 = 3 92

50 − 55 98 − 92 = 6 98

55 − 60 100 − 98 = 2 100

Total (n)

From the table, it can be observed that n = 100.

Cumulative frequency (cf) just greater than is 78, belonging to interval 35 − 40.

Therefore, median class = 35 − 40

Lower limit (l) of median class = 35

Class size (h) = 5

Frequency (f) of median class = 33

Cumulative frequency (cf) of class preceding median class = 45

Therefore, median age is 35.76 years.

Question:19

The lengths of 40 leaves of a plant are measured correct to the nearest millimeter, and the data obtained is represented in the
following table:

Length Number or leaves fi

inmm

118 − 126 3

127 − 135 5
 136 − 144 9

145 − 153 12

154 − 162 5

163 − 171 4

172 − 180 2

Find the median length of the leaves.

(Hint: The data needs to be converted to continuous classes for finding the median, since the formula assumes continuous
classes. The classes then change to 117.5 − 126.5, 126.5 − 135.5… 171.5 − 180.5)

Solution:

The given data does not have continuous class intervals. It can be observed that the difference between two class intervals is
1. Therefore, has to be added and subtracted to upper class limits and lower class limits respectively.

Continuous class intervals with respective cumulative frequencies can be represented as follows.

Length Number or leaves fi Cumulative frequency

inmm

117.5 − 126.5 3 3

126.5 − 135.5 5 3+5=8

135.5 − 144.5 9 8 + 9 = 17

144.5 − 153.5 12 17 + 12 = 29

153.5 − 162.5 5 29 + 5 = 34

162.5 − 171.5 4 34 + 4 = 38

171.5 − 180.5 2 38 + 2 = 40

From the table, it can be observed that the cumulative frequency just greater than is 29, belonging to class

interval 144.5 − 153.5.

Median class = 144.5 − 153.5

Lower limit (l) of median class = 144.5

Class size (h) = 9

Frequency (f) of median class = 12

Cumulative frequency (cf) of class preceding median class = 17

Median

Therefore, median length of leaves is 146.75 mm.

Question:20

Find the following table gives the distribution of the life time of 400 neon lamps:

Life time Number of lamps

inhours

1500 − 2000 14

2000 − 2500 56

2500 − 3000 60

3000 − 3500 86

3500 − 4000 74

4000 − 4500 62

4500 − 5000 48

Find the median life time of a lamp.

Solution:

Thecumulative frequencies with their respective class intervals are as follows.

 Life time Number of lamps (fi) Cumulative frequency

1500 − 2000 14 14

2000 − 2500 56 14 + 56 = 70

2500 − 3000 60 70 + 60 = 130

3000 − 3500 86 130 + 86 = 216

3500 − 4000 74 216 + 74 = 290

4000 − 4500 62 290 + 62 = 352

4500 − 5000 48 352 + 48 = 400

Total (n) 400

It can be observed that the cumulative frequency just greater than is 216, belonging to class interval 3000 −

3500.

Median class = 3000 − 3500

Lower limit (l) of median class = 3000

Frequency (f) of median class = 86

Cumulative frequency (cf) of class preceding median class = 130

Class size (h) = 500

Median

= 3406.976

Therefore, median life time of lamps is 3406.98 hours.

Question:21

100 surnames were randomly picked up from a local telephone directory and the frequency distribution of the number of letters
in the English alphabets in the surnames was obtained as follows:
 Number of letters 1−4 4−7 7 − 10 10 − 13 13 − 16 16 − 19

Number of surnames 6 30 40 6 4 4

Determine the median number of letters in the surnames. Find the mean number of letters in the surnames? Also, find the
modal size of the surnames.

Solution:

The cumulative frequencies with their respective class intervals are as follows.

Number of letters Frequency (fi) Cumulative frequency

1−4 6 6

4−7 30 30 + 6 = 36

7 − 10 40 36 + 40 = 76

10 − 13 16 76 + 16 = 92

13 − 16 4 92 + 4 = 96

16 − 19 4 96 + 4 = 100

Total (n) 100

It can be observed that the cumulative frequency just greater than is 76, belonging to class interval 7 − 10.

Median class = 7 − 10

Lower limit (l) of median class = 7

Cumulative frequency (cf) of class preceding median class = 36

Frequency (f) of median class = 40

Class size (h) = 3

Median
= 8.05

To find the class marks of the given class intervals, the following relation is used.

Taking 11.5 as assumed mean (a), di, ui, and fiui are calculated according to step deviation method as follows.

Number of letters Number of surnames xi di = xi− 11.5 fiui

fi

1−4 6 2.5 −9 −3 − 18

4−7 30 5.5 −6 −2 − 60

7 − 10 40 8.5 −3 −1 − 40

10 − 13 16 11.5 0 0 0

13 − 16 4 14.5 3 1 4

16 − 19 4 17.5 6 2 8

Total 100 − 106

From the table, we obtain

∑fiui = −106

∑fi = 100

Mean,

= 11.5 − 3.18 = 8.32

The data in the given table can be written as

Number of letters Frequency (fi)

1−4 6
 4−7 30

7 − 10 40

10 − 13 16

13 − 16 4

16 − 19 4

Total (n) 100

From the table, it can be observed that the maximum class frequency is 40 belonging to class interval 7 − 10.

Modal class = 7 − 10

Lower limit (l) of modal class = 7

Class size (h) = 3

Frequency (f1) of modal class = 40

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

Frequency (f2) of class succeeding the modal class = 16

Therefore, median number and mean number of letters in surnames is 8.05 and 8.32 respectively while modal size of surnames
is 7.88.

Question:22

The distribution below gives the weights of 30 students of a class. Find the median weight of the students.

Weight 40 − 45 45 − 50 50 − 55 55 − 60 60 − 65 65 − 70 70 − 75
inkg

Number of students 2 3 8 6 6 3 2

Solution:

The cumulative frequencies with their respective class intervals are as follows.
 Weight Frequency (fi) Cumulative frequency
inkg

40 − 45 2 2

45 − 50 3 2+3=5

50 − 55 8 5 + 8 = 13

55 − 60 6 13 + 6 = 19

60 − 65 6 19 + 6 = 25

65 − 70 3 25 + 3 = 28

70 − 75 2 28 + 2 = 30

Total (n) 30

Cumulative frequency just greater than is 19, belonging to class interval 55 − 60.

Median class = 55 − 60

Lower limit (l) of median class = 55

Frequency (f) of median class = 6

Cumulative frequency (cf) of median class = 13

Class size (h) = 5

Median

= 56.67

Therefore, median weight is 56.67 kg.

Question:23

The following distribution gives the daily income of 50 workers of a factory.

 Daily income 100 − 120 120 − 140 140 − 160 160 − 180 180 − 200
inRs

Number of workers 12 14 8 6 10

Convert the distribution above to a less than type cumulative frequency distribution, and draw its ogive.

Solution:

The frequency distribution table of less than type is as follows.

Daily income Cumulative frequency

inRs

upperclasslimits

Less than 120 12

Less than 140 12 + 14 = 26

Less than 160 26 + 8 = 34

Less than 180 34 + 6 = 40

Less than 200 40 + 10 = 50

Taking upper class limits of class intervals on x-axis and their respective frequencies on y-axis, its ogive can be drawn as
follows.

Question:24

During the medical check-up of 35 students of a class, their weights were recorded as follows:

Weight Number of students

inkg
 Less than 38 0

Less than 40 3

Less than 42 5

Less than 44 9

Less than 46 14

Less than 48 28

Less than 50 32

Less than 52 35

Draw a less than type ogive for the given data. Hence obtain the median weight from the graph verify the result by using the
formula.

Solution:

The given cumulative frequency distributions of less than type are

Weight Number of students

inkg
cumulativefrequency
upper class limits

Less than 38 0

Less than 40 3

Less than 42 5

Less than 44 9

Less than 46 14

Less than 48 28

Less than 50 32
 Less than 52 35

Taking upper class limits on x-axis and their respective cumulative frequencies on y-axis, its ogive can be drawn as follows.

Here, n = 35

So, = 17.5

Mark the point A whose ordinate is 17.5 and its x-coordinate is 46.5. Therefore, median of this data is 46.5.

It can be observed that the difference between two consecutive upper class limits is 2. The class marks with their respective
frequencies are obtained as below.

Weight Frequency (f) Cumulative frequency

inkg

Less than 38 0 0

38 − 40 3−0=3 3

40 − 42 5−3=2 5

42 − 44 9−5=4 9

44 − 46 14 − 9 = 5 14

46 − 48 28 − 14 = 14 28
 48 − 50 32 − 28 = 4 32

50 − 52 35 − 32 = 3 35

Total (n) 35

The cumulative frequency just greater than is 28, belonging to class interval 46 − 48.

Median class = 46 − 48

Lower class limit (l) of median class = 46

Frequency (f) of median class = 14

Cumulative frequency (cf) of class preceding median class = 14

Class size (h) = 2

Therefore, median of this data is 46.5.

Hence, the value of median is verified.

Question:25

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

Production yield
50 − 55 55 − 60 60 − 65 65 − 70 70 − 75 75 − 80
inkg/ha

Number of farms 2 8 12 24 38 16

Change the distribution to a more than type distribution and draw ogive.

Solution:

The cumulative frequency distribution of more than type can be obtained as follows.

Production yield Cumulative frequency

lowerclasslimits
 more than or equal to 50 100

more than or equal to 55 100 − 2 = 98

more than or equal to 60 98 − 8 = 90

more than or equal to 65 90 − 12 = 78

more than or equal to 70 78 − 24 = 54

more than or equal to 75 54 − 38 = 16

Taking the lower class limits on x-axis and their respective cumulative frequencies on y-axis, its ogive can be obtained as
follows.