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NCERT · Class 10 · Maths

Chapter 13: Statistics

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Exercise 13.1

9 questions
Q1Written answer

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?

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Ans: The number of houses denoted by \[{{x}_{i}}\].

The mean can be found as given below:

\[\overline{X}=\frac{\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{x}_{i}}}}{\sum{{{f}_{i}}}}\]

Class mark \[\left( {{x}_{i}} \right)\] for each interval is calculated as follows:\[xi=\text{ }\frac{\text{Upper class limit+Lower class limit}}{2}\] 

\[{{x}_{i}}\] and \[{{f}_{i}}{{x}_{i}}\] can be calculated as follows:

Number of Plants

Number of houses ${{f}_{i}}$ 

\[{{x}_{i}}\]

\[{{f}_{i}}{{x}_{i}}\]

$0-2$

$1$ 

$1$

$1\times 1=1$ 

$2-4$

$2$

$3$

$2\times 3=6$

$4-6$

$1$

$5$

$1\times 5=5$

$6-8$

$5$

$7$

$5\times 7=35$

$8-10$

$6$

$9$

$6\times 9=54$

$10-12$

$2$

$11$

$2\times 11=22$

$12-14$

$3$

$13$

$3\times 13=39$

Total

$20$


$162$


From the table, it can be observed that

$\sum{{{f}_{i}}=20}$ 

$\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{x}_{i}}}=162$ 

Substituting the value of  \[{{f}_{i}}{{x}_{i}}\]and ${{f}_{i}}$ in the formula of mean we get:

Mean number of plants per house \[\left( \overline{X} \right)\]:

$   \overline{X}=\frac{\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{x}_{i}}}}{\sum{{{f}_{i}}}} $

$  \overline{X}=\frac{162}{20}=8.1$        

Therefore, the mean number of plants per house is \[8.1\].

In this case, we will use the direct method because the value of \[{{x}_{i}}\] and ${{f}_{i}}$ .


Q2Written answer

Consider the following distribution of daily wages of \[\mathbf{50}\] workers of a factory.

Daily Wages 

(in Rs)

\[100\text{ }-120~\] 

\[120\text{ - }140\]  

\[140\text{ - }160~\] 

\[160\text{ - }180~\] 

\[180\text{ - }200~\] 

Number of  

Workers


\[12\]  

\[14\] 

\[8\] 

\[6\]  

\[10\] 


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

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Ans: Let the class size of the data be $h$.

The mean can be found as given below:

$\overline{X}=a+\left( \frac{\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}}{\sum{{{f}_{i}}}} \right)h$

Take the assured mean \[(a)\] of the given data 

$a=150$

Class mark \[\left( {{x}_{i}} \right)\] for each interval is calculated as follows:

\[{{x}_{i}}=\frac{\text{Upper class limit+Lower class limit}}{2}\] 

Class size (\[h\]) of this data is:

$ h=120-100 $

$ h=20 $

\[{{d}_{i}},\]\[{{u}_{i}},\] and \[{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}\] can be evaluated as follows:

Daily Wages 

(In Rs)

Number of Workers (${{f}_{i}}$)

\[{{x}_{i}}\]

${{d}_{i}}={{x}_{i}}-150$ 

${{u}_{i}}=\frac{{{d}_{i}}}{20}$ 

\[{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}\]

\[100\text{ }-120~\]

\[12\]

$110$ 

$-40$ 

$-2$

\[-24\]

\[120\text{ - }140\]  

\[14\]

$130$ 

$-20$

$-1$

\[-14\]

\[140\text{ - }160~\] 

\[8\]

$150$ 

$0$ 

$0$

$0$

\[160\text{ - }180~\] 

\[6\]

$170$ 

$20$

$1$

\[6\]

\[180\text{ - }200~\] 

\[10\]

$190$ 

$40$

$2$

\[20\]

Total

$50$ 




\[-12\]


From the table, it can be observed that

\[\sum{{{f}_{i}}=50}\] 

and

$\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}=-12$ 

Substituting the value of \[{{u}_{i}},\] and \[{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}\] in the formula of mean we get:

The required mean:

$ \overline{X}=a+\left( \frac{\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}}{\sum{{{f}_{i}}}} \right)h $

$\Rightarrow  \overline{X}=150+\left( \frac{-12}{50} \right)20 $

$ \Rightarrow  \overline{X}=150-\frac{24}{5} $

$ \Rightarrow  \overline{X}=150-4.8 $

$\overline{X}=145.2$

Hence, the mean daily wage of the workers of the factory is Rs \[145.20\].


Q3Written answer

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 (in Rs)

\[11\text{ - }13~\] 

\[13\text{ - }15\]  

\[15\text{ - }17\]  

\[17\text{ - }19~\] 

\[19\text{ - }21~\] 

\[21\text{ - }23~\] 

\[23\text{ - }25\] 

Number  

of  

Workers

\[7\]  

\[6\]  

\[9\]  

\[13\]  

\[f~\] 

\[5~\] 

\[4\] 


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Ans: Let the class size of the data be $h$.

The mean can be found as given below:

$\overline{X}=a+\left( \frac{\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}}{\sum{{{f}_{i}}}} \right)h$

Suppose the assured mean $\left( a \right)$ of the data is $18$

Class mark \[\left( {{x}_{i}} \right)\] for each interval is calculated as follows:

\[{{x}_{i}}=\text{ }\frac{\text{Upper class limit+Lower class limit}}{2}\] 

It is given that, mean pocket allowance, \[\overline{X}=\text{ }Rs\text{ }18\]

Class size (\[h\]) of this data is:

$h=13-11 $

$ h=2 $ 

\[{{d}_{i}},\]\[{{u}_{i}},\] and \[{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}\]can be evaluated as follows:

Daily  

Pocket  

Allowance (in Rs)

Number  

of  

Workers (${{f}_{i}}$)

Class Mark\[{{x}_{i}}\]

${{d}_{i}}={{x}_{i}}-18$ 

\[{{f}_{i}}{{d}_{i}}\]

\[11\text{ }-13~\]

\[7\]

$12$ 

$-6$ 

\[-42\]

\[13\text{ - }15\]  

\[6\]

$14$ 

$-4$

\[-24\]

\[15\text{ - }17\]

\[9\]  

$16$ 

$-2$ 

$-18$

\[17\text{ - }19~\]

\[13\]

$18$ 

$0$

$0$

\[19\text{ - }21~\]

\[f~\]

$20$ 

$2$ 

\[2f\]

\[21\text{ - }23~\]

\[5~\]

$22$

$4$

\[20\]

\[23\text{ - }25\]

\[4\]

$24$

$6$ 

$24$

Total

$\sum{{{f}_{i}}}=44+f$ 



\[2f-40\]


From the table, it can be observed that

\[\sum{{{f}_{i}}=44+f}\] 

$\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}=2f-40$ 

Substituting the value of \[{{d}_{i}},\]\[{{u}_{i}},\] and \[{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}\] in the formula of mean we get:

The required mean:

$\overline{X}=a+\left( \frac{\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{d}_{i}}}}{\sum{{{f}_{i}}}} \right)h$ 

$\Rightarrow  18=18+\left( \frac{2f-40}{44+f} \right)2$ 

$\Rightarrow  0=\left( \frac{2f-40}{44+f} \right)$

$\Rightarrow  2f-40=0$ 

$\Rightarrow  f=20$ 

Hence, the value of frequency \[{{f}_{i}}\] is \[20\].


Q4Written answer

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

Number of Heart Beats Per Minute

\[65\text{ - }68~\] 

\[68\text{ - }71~\] 

\[71\text{ - }74~\] 

\[74\text{ - }77~\] 

\[77\text{ - }80\]  

\[80\text{ - }83~\] 

\[83\text{ - }86\] 

Number of Women 

\[2\]  

\[4~\] 

\[3~\] 

\[8\]  

\[7~\] 

\[4~\] 

\[2\]


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Ans: Let the class size of the data be $h$.

The mean can be found as given below:

$\overline{X}=a+\left( \frac{\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}}{\sum{{{f}_{i}}}} \right)h$

Suppose the assured mean $\left( a \right)$ of the data is $75.5$

Class mark \[\left( {{x}_{i}} \right)\] for each interval is calculated as follows:

\[{{x}_{i}}=\frac{\text{Upper class limit+Lower class limit}}{2}\] 

Class size (\[h\]) of this data is:

$ h=68-65 $

$h=3 $

\[{{d}_{i}},\]\[{{u}_{i}},\] and \[{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}\]can be evaluated as follows:

Number of  

Heart Beats  

Per Minute

Number of  

Women 

\[{{f}_{i}}\] 

\[{{x}_{i}}\]

${{d}_{i}}={{x}_{i}}-75.5$ 

${{u}_{i}}=\frac{{{d}_{i}}}{3}$ 

\[{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}\]

\[65\text{ - }68~\] 

\[2\] 

\[66.5~\] 

\[-9~\] 

\[-3\]  

\[-6\] 

\[68\text{ - }71~\] 

\[4\]  

\[69.5\]  

\[-6~\] 

\[-2\]  

\[-8\] 

\[71\text{ - }74~\]

$3$  

\[72.5~\] 

\[-3~\] 

\[-1\]  

\[-3\] 

\[74\text{ - }77~\]

\[8\]  

\[75.5~\] 

\[0~\] 

\[0~\] 

\[0~\]

\[77\text{ -}80\]  

\[7\]  

\[78.5~\] 

\[3\] 

\[1\]  

\[7\]

\[80\text{ - }83~\] 

\[4\]  

\[81.5~\] 

\[6~\] 

\[2\] 

\[8\]

\[83\text{ - }86\]  

\[2\]  

\[84.5\]  

\[3~\] 

\[3~\] 

\[6\] 

Total 

\[30\]  




\[4\]


From the table, it can be observed that

\[\sum{{{f}_{i}}=30}\] 

$\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}=4$ 

Substituting the value of \[{{u}_{i}},\] and \[{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}\] in the formula of mean we get:

The required mean:

$ \overline{X}=a+\left( \frac{\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}}{\sum{{{f}_{i}}}} \right)h $

$ \Rightarrow  \overline{X}=75.5+\left( \frac{4}{30} \right)3 $

$ \Rightarrow  \overline{X}=75.5+0.4 $

$ \Rightarrow  \overline{X}=75.9 $

Therefore, mean heart beats per minute for these women are \[75.9\] beats per minute.


Q5Written answer

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

Number of Mangoes

\[\text{50-52}\] 

\[53-55\]  

\[56-58\] 

\[59-61\] 

\[62-64\] 

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?

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Ans:

Number of Mangoes

Number of Boxes${{f}_{i}}$ 

\[\text{50-52}\]

\[15\]

\[53-55\]

\[110\]

\[56-58\]

\[135\]

\[59-61\]

\[115\]

\[62-64\]

\[25\]


It can be noticed that class intervals are not continuous in the given data. There is a gap of \[1\]  between two class intervals. Therefore, we have to subtract $\frac{1}{2}$ to lower class and have to add $\frac{1}{2}$ to upper to make the class intervals continuous.

Let the class size of the data be $h$.

The mean can be found as given below:

$\overline{X}=a+\left( \frac{\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}}{\sum{{{f}_{i}}}} \right)h$

Suppose the assured mean $\left( a \right)$ of the data is $57$.

Class mark \[\left( {{x}_{i}} \right)\] for each interval is calculated as follows:

\[{{x}_{i}}=\frac{\text{Upper class limit+Lower class limit}}{2}\] 

Class size (\[h\]) of this data is:

$ h=52.5-49.5 $

$ h=3 $

\[{{d}_{i}},\]\[{{u}_{i}},\] and \[{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}\] can be calculated as follows:

Class Interval

\[{{f}_{i}}\] 

\[{{x}_{i}}\]

${{d}_{i}}={{x}_{i}}-57$ 

${{u}_{i}}=\frac{{{d}_{i}}}{3}$ 

\[{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}\]

\[49.5-52.5\] 

\[15\] 

\[51\] 

\[-6\] 

\[-2\]  

\[-30\] 

\[52.5-55.5\] 

$110$  

\[54\]  

\[-3\] 

\[-1\]  

\[-110\] 

\[55.5-58.5\]

$135$  

\[57\] 

\[0~\] 

\[0~\] 

\[0~\]

\[58.5-61.5\]

\[115\]  

\[60\] 

\[3\] 

\[1\] 

\[115\]

\[61.5-64.5\]  

\[25\]  

\[63\] 

\[6\] 

\[2\]  

\[50\]

Total 

\[400\]  




\[25\]


It can be observed that from the above table

\[\sum{{{f}_{i}}=400}\] 

$\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}=25$ 

Substituting the value of \[{{u}_{i}},\] and \[{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}\] in the formula of mean we get:

The required mean:

$ \overline{X}=a+\left( \frac{\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}}{\sum{{{f}_{i}}}} \right)h$

$ \Rightarrow  \overline{X}=57+\left( \frac{25}{400} \right)3 $

$ \Rightarrow  \overline{X}=57+\frac{3}{16} $

$ \Rightarrow \overline{X}=57.1875 $

Hence, mean number of mangoes kept in a packing box is $57.1875$.

In the above case, we used step deviation method as the values of \[{{f}_{i}},\text{ }{{d}_{i}}\] are large and the class interval is not continuous.


Q6Written answer

The table below shows the daily expenditure on food of \[\mathbf{25}\] households in a locality.

Daily

Expenditure

(In Rs)

\[100-150\] 

\[150-200\]  

\[200-250\] 

\[250-300\] 

\[300-350\] 

Number of Households

\[4\]  

\[5\] 

\[12\] 

\[2\]  

\[2\] 


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

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Ans: Let the class size of the data be $h$.

The mean can be found as given below:

$\overline{X}=a+\left( \frac{\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}}{\sum{{{f}_{i}}}} \right)h$

Suppose the assured mean $\left( a \right)$ of the data is \[225\].

Class mark \[\left( {{x}_{i}} \right)\] for each interval is calculated as follows:

\[{{x}_{i}}=\frac{\text{Upper class limit+Lower class limit}}{2}\] 

Class size (\[h\]) of this data is:

$ h=150-100 $

$ h=50 $

\[{{d}_{i}},\]\[{{u}_{i}},\] and \[{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}\] can be calculated as follows:

Daily expenditure (in Rs)

\[{{f}_{i}}\] 

\[{{x}_{i}}\]

${{d}_{i}}={{x}_{i}}-225$ 

${{u}_{i}}=\frac{{{d}_{i}}}{50}$ 

\[{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}\]

\[100-150\] 

\[4\] 

\[125\] 

\[-100\] 

\[-2\] 

\[-8\] 

\[150-200\] 

\[5\]  

\[175\]  

\[-6~\] 

\[-1\] 

\[-5\] 

\[200-250\]

$12$  

\[225\] 

\[0~\] 

\[0~\] 

\[0~\]

\[250-300\]

\[2\]

\[275\] 

\[50\] 

\[1\] 

\[2\]

\[300-350\]  

\[2\] 

\[325\] 

\[100\] 

\[2\]  

\[4\]

Total 

\[25\]  




\[-7\]


It can be observed that from the above table

\[\sum{{{f}_{i}}=25}\] 

$\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}=-7$ 

Substituting the value of \[{{u}_{i}},\] and \[{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}\] in the formula of mean we get:

The required mean:

$  \overline{X}=a+\left( \frac{\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}}{\sum{{{f}_{i}}}} \right)\times h $

$\Rightarrow   \overline{X}=225+\left( \frac{-7}{25} \right)\times 50 $

 $\Rightarrow  \overline{X}=221 $

Hence, mean daily expenditure on food is Rs\[211\].


Q7Written answer

To find out the concentration of \[\mathbf{S}{{\mathbf{O}}_{\mathbf{2}}}\] in the air (in parts per million, i.e., ppm), the data was collected for \[\mathbf{30}\] localities in a certain city and is presented below:

Concentration of \[\mathbf{S}{{\mathbf{O}}_{\mathbf{2}}}\] (in ppm)

Frequency 

\[0.00-0.04\]

\[4\]

\[0.04-0.08\]

\[9\]

\[0.08-0.12\]

\[9\]

\[0.12-0.16\]

\[2\]

\[0.16-0.20\]

\[4\]

$0.20-0.24$ 

\[2\]


Find the mean concentration of \[\mathbf{S}{{\mathbf{O}}_{\mathbf{2}}}\] in the air.

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Ans: Let the class size of the data be $h$.

The mean can be found as given below:

$\overline{X}=a+\left( \frac{\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}}{\sum{{{f}_{i}}}} \right)h$

Suppose the assured mean $\left( a \right)$ of the data is \[0.14\].

Class mark \[\left( {{x}_{i}} \right)\] for each interval is calculated as follows:

\[{{x}_{i}}=\frac{\text{Upper class limit+Lower class limit}}{2}\] 

Class size (\[h\]) of this data is:

$ h=0.04-0.00 $

$ h=0.04 $

\[{{d}_{i}},\]\[{{u}_{i}},\] and \[{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}\] can be calculated as follows:

Concentration

of \[\text{S}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}\] (in ppm)

Frequency \[{{f}_{i}}\] 

Class mark \[{{x}_{i}}\]

${{d}_{i}}={{x}_{i}}-0.14$ 

${{u}_{i}}=\frac{{{d}_{i}}}{0.04}$ 

\[{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}\]

\[0.00-0.04\] 

\[4\] 

\[0.02\] 

\[-0.12\] 

\[-3\] 

\[-12\] 

\[0.04-0.08\] 

\[9\]  

\[0.06\]  

\[-0.08\] 

\[-2\] 

\[-5\] 

\[0.08-0.12\]

\[9\] 

\[0.10\] 

\[-0.10\] 

\[-1~\] 

\[-9\]

\[0.12-0.16\]

\[2\]

\[0.14\] 

\[0~\] 

\[0~\] 

\[0~\]

\[0.16-0.20\]  

\[4\] 

\[0.18\] 

\[0.04\] 

\[1\]  

\[4\]

\[0.20-0.24\]

\[2\]

\[0.22\]

\[0.08\]

\[2\]

\[4\]

Total 

 




\[-31\]


It can be observed that from the above table

\[\sum{{{f}_{i}}=30}\] 

$\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}=-31$ 

Substituting the value of \[{{u}_{i}},\] and \[{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}\] in the formula of mean we get:

The required mean:

$ \overline{X}=a+\left( \frac{\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}}{\sum{{{f}_{i}}}} \right)\times h $ 

$ \overline{X}=0.14+\left( \frac{-31}{30} \right)\times (0.04) $

$ \overline{X}=0.14-0.04133 $

$ \overline{X}=0.09867 $

$\overline{X}=0.099$ ppm

Hence, the mean concentration of \[\text{S}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}\] in the air is $0.099$ppm.


Q8Written answer

A class teacher has the following absentee record of  \[\mathbf{40}\] 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


\[11\]  

\[10\] 

\[7\] 

\[4\]  

\[4\]

\[3\] 

$1$ 


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Ans: Let the class size of the data be $h$.

The mean can be found as given below:

$\overline{X}=a+\left( \frac{\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}}{\sum{{{f}_{i}}}} \right)$

Suppose the assured mean $\left( a \right)$ of the data is \[17\].

Class mark \[\left( {{x}_{i}} \right)\] for each interval is calculated as follows:

\[{{x}_{i}}=\frac{\text{Upper class limit+Lower class limit}}{2}\] 

\[{{d}_{i}},\]\[{{u}_{i}},\] and \[{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}\] can be calculated as follows:

Number of

Days

Number of Students \[{{f}_{i}}\] 

  \[{{x}_{i}}\]

${{d}_{i}}={{x}_{i}}-17$ 

\[{{f}_{i}}{{d}_{i}}\]

\[0-6\] 

\[11\] 

\[3\] 

\[-14\] 

\[-154\] 

\[6-10\] 

\[10\]  

\[8\]  

\[-9\] 

\[-90\] 

\[10-14\]

\[7\] 

\[12\] 

\[-5\] 

\[-35\]

\[14-20\]

\[4\]

\[17\] 

\[0~\] 

\[0~\]

\[20-28\]  

\[4\] 

\[24\] 

\[7\] 

\[28\]

\[28-38\]

\[3\]

\[33\]

\[16\]

\[48\]

\[38-40\]

\[1\]

\[39\]

\[22\]

\[22\]

Total 

 \[40\]



\[-181\]


It can be observed that from the above table

\[\sum{{{f}_{i}}=40}\] 

$\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}=-181$ 

Substituting the value of \[{{u}_{i}},\] and \[{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}\] in the formula of mean we get:

$ \overline{X}=a+\left( \frac{\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}}{\sum{{{f}_{i}}}} \right) $

$ \Rightarrow  \overline{X}=17+\left( \frac{-181}{40} \right) $

$ \Rightarrow  \overline{X}=17-4.525 $

$ \Rightarrow  \overline{X}=12.475 $

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


Q9Written answer

The following table gives the literacy rate (in percentage) of \[\mathbf{35}\] cities. Find the mean literacy rate.

Literacy Rate

(in\[%\])

\[45-55\] 

\[55-65\]  

\[65-75\] 

\[75-85\] 

\[85-95\] 

Number of  Cities

\[3\]  

\[10\] 

\[11\] 

\[8\]  

\[3\] 


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Ans: Let the class size of the data be $h$.

The mean can be found as given below:

$\overline{X}=a+\left( \frac{\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}}{\sum{{{f}_{i}}}} \right)$

Suppose the assured mean $\left( a \right)$ of the data is \[70\].

Class mark \[\left( {{x}_{i}} \right)\] for each interval is calculated as follows:

\[{{x}_{i}}=\frac{\text{Upper class limit+Lower class limit}}{2}\]

Class size (\[h\]) of this data is:

$ h=55-45 $

$ h=10 $

\[{{d}_{i}},\]\[{{u}_{i}},\] and \[{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}\] can be calculated as follows:

Literacy Rate

(in\[%\])

Number of Cities \[{{f}_{i}}\] 

\[{{x}_{i}}\]

${{d}_{i}}={{x}_{i}}-70$ 

${{u}_{i}}=\frac{{{d}_{i}}}{10}$ 

\[{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}\]

\[45-55\] 

\[3\] 

\[50\] 

\[-20\] 

\[-2\] 

\[-6\] 

\[55-65\] 

\[10\]  

\[60\]  

\[-10\] 

\[-1\] 

\[-10\] 

\[65-75\]

$11$  

\[70\] 

\[0~\] 

\[0~\] 

\[0~\]

\[75-85\]

\[8\]

\[80\] 

\[10\] 

\[1\] 

\[8\]

\[85-95\]  

\[3\] 

\[90\] 

\[20\] 

\[2\]  

\[6\]

Total 

\[35\]  




\[-2\]


It can be observed that from the above table

\[\sum{{{f}_{i}}=35}\] 

$\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}=-2$ 

Substituting the value of \[{{u}_{i}},\] and \[{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}\] in the formula of mean we get:

The required mean:

$ \overline{X}=a+\left( \frac{\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}}{\sum{{{f}_{i}}}} \right)\times h $

$ \Rightarrow  \overline{X}=70+\left( \frac{-2}{35} \right)\times 10 $

 $ \Rightarrow  \overline{X}=70-\frac{20}{35} $ 

 $\Rightarrow  \overline{X}=69.43 $

Therefore, the mean literacy rate of cities is $69.43%$.