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Mean = ∑ fm/N
Where:
m = midpoint of various classes.
f = frequency of each class.
N = the total frequency
Solution.
15 6 16 8 22 21 9 18 25
6 8 9 15 16 18 21 22 25
Median = Size of [(9+1)/2]th item.
Size of 5th item = 16.
House No 1 2 3 4 5
Income (Rs.) 780 760 690 750 840
Mean = (∑ fX)/N
Where:
f = frequency
X = the variable in question
N = total no. of observations (i.e., ∑ f)
• Multiply the frequency of each row with the variable and obtain the total ∑ fX.
• Divide the total obtained in step 1 by the no. of observations (i.e., the total
frequency).
Q. 3. From the following the data of the marks obtained by the 60 students of a
class, obtain the average marks.
Solution. Let the marks be denoted by X and the no. of the students by f.
Marks No of students fX
X f
20 8 160
30 12 360
40 20 800
50 10 500
60 6 360
70 4 280
Total N = 60 ∑ fX = 2,460
Mean = ∑ fX/N = 2460/60 = 41.
Hence, the average marks = 41.
Solution. To locate the middle items, we first compute the cumulative frequencies
after arranging the values of x in ascending order.
x f Cumulative frequency
(cf)
4 6 6
5 4 10
6 5 15
7 4 19
8 6 25
9 9 34
10 8 42
Total 42
Number of observations is 42 (even).
There are two middle items, (42/2 )th and [(42/2) + 1 ]th, i.e., 21st and 22nd items. The
value of each of them is 8, since the value of each item 20th to 25th is 8.
Therefore, median = mean of 21st and 22nd items.
(8 + 8)/2 = 8.
Solution.
N = 390
N/2 = 390/2 = 195th item.
Therefore, the median class is 150-160
7 7 10 12 12 12 11 13 13 17
Solution. We see that the observation 12 has the maximum frequency 3. Therefore,
12 is the mode.
Marks Frequency
15 2
18 1
19 1
20 1
22 1
25 3
28 1
Here, marks 25 occurs maximum number of times (i.e., 3).
Hence, the modal marks are 25 or mode = 25.
1. Locate the maximum frequency, the corresponding class is the modal class.
2. Determine the value of the mode by applying the following formula:
Mode = L + [h(f0 - f-1)/(2f0 - f-1 - f+1)]
Where:
L = lower limit of the modal class.
h = class interval of the modal class.
f0 = frequency of the modal class.
f -1 = frequency of the class preceding the modal class.
f+1 = frequency of the class succeeding the modal class.