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NCERT · Class 10 · Maths

Chapter 13: Statistics

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Exercise 13.2

6 questions
Q1Written answer

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


Age

(in years)

\[5-15\] 

\[15-25\]  

\[25-35\] 

\[35-45\] 

\[45-55\] 

\[55-65\]

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.

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Ans: 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 \[30\].

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 evaluated as follows:


Age (in years)

Number of

Patients
\[{{f}_{i}}\] 

  Class Mark
\[{{x}_{i}}\]

${{d}_{i}}={{x}_{i}}-30$ 

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

\[5-15\] 

\[6\] 

\[10\] 

\[-20\] 

\[-120\] 

\[15-25\] 

\[11\]  

\[20\]  

\[-10\] 

\[-110\] 

\[25-35\]

\[21\] 

\[30\] 

\[0~\] 

\[0~\]

\[35-45\]

\[23\]

\[40\] 

\[10~\] 

\[230\]

\[45-55\]  

\[14\] 

\[50\] 

\[20\] 

\[280\]

\[55-65\]

\[5\]

\[60\]

\[30\]

\[150\]

Total 

\[80\]



\[430\]



It can be observed that from the above table

\[\sum{{{f}_{i}}=80}\] 

$\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{d}_{i}}}=430$ 

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) $ 

$  \overline{X}=30+\left( \frac{430}{80} \right) $

$  \overline{X}=30+5.375 $

$  \overline{X}=35.38 $

Hence, the mean of this data is $35.38$. It demonstrates that the average age of a patient admitted to hospital was $35.38$years.

Mode can be calculated as,

$M=l+\left( \frac{{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}}{2{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}-{{f}_{2}}} \right)\times h$

Where

\[l=\] Lower limit of modal class

${{\text{f}}_{1}}=$ Frequency of modal class

\[{{f}_{0}}=\] Frequency of class preceding the modal class

\[{{f}_{2}}=\] Frequency of class succeeding the modal class

\[h=\]Class size

It can be noticed that the maximum class frequency is \[23\]  belonging to class interval\[35\text{ }-\text{ }45\] .

Modal class \[=35\text{ }-\text{ }45\]

The values of unknowns is given as below as per given data:

\[l=\text{ }35\] 

\[{{f}_{1}}=\text{ }23\] 

\[h=15-5=10\] 

\[{{f}_{0}}=\text{ }21\] 

\[{{f}_{2}}=\text{ }14\] 

Substituting these values in the formula of mode we get:

$   M=l+\left( \frac{{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}}{2{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}-{{f}_{2}}} \right)\times h $

$  M=35+\left( \frac{23-21}{2(23)-21-14} \right)\times 10 $

$  M=35+\left[ \frac{2}{46-35} \right]\times 10 $

$  M=35+\frac{20}{11} $

$   \text{M=35+1}\text{.81} $

$  \text{M=36}\text{.8} $

Hence, the Mode of the data is $36.8$. It demonstrates that the age of maximum number of patients admitted in hospital was $36.8$years.


Q2Written answer

The following data gives the information on the observed lifetimes (in hours) of \[\mathbf{225}\] electrical components:


LifeTimes

(in hours)

\[0-20\] 

\[20-40\]  

\[40-60\] 

\[60-80\] 

\[80-100\] 

\[100-120\]

Frequency

\[10\]  

\[35\] 

\[52\] 

\[61\]  

\[38\] 

\[29\]



Determine the modal lifetimes of the components.

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Ans: Mode can be calculated as,

$M=l+\left( \frac{{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}}{2{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}-{{f}_{2}}} \right)\times h$

Where

\[l=\] Lower limit of modal class

${{\text{f}}_{1}}=$ Frequency of modal class

\[{{f}_{0}}=\] Frequency of class preceding the modal class

\[{{f}_{2}}=\] Frequency of class succeeding the modal class

\[h=\]Class size

From the data given above, it can be noticed that the maximum class

frequency is\[61\] belongs to class interval \[60\text{ }-\text{ }80\].

Therefore, Modal class \[=60-80\] 

The values of unknowns are given as below as per given data:

\[l=\text{60}\] 

\[{{f}_{1}}=61\] 

\[h=20\] 

\[{{f}_{0}}=52\] 

\[{{f}_{2}}=38\] 

Substituting these values in the formula of mode we get:

$   M=l+\left( \frac{{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}}{2{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}-{{f}_{2}}} \right)\times h $

$  M=60+\left( \frac{61-52}{2(61)-52-38} \right)\times 20 $

$  M=60+\left[ \frac{9}{122-90} \right]\times 20 $

$  M=360+\left( \frac{9\times 20}{32} \right) $

 $  M=60+\frac{90}{16}=60+5.625 $

$  M=65.625 $

Hence, the modal lifetime of electrical components is \[65.625\] hours.


Q3Written answer

The following data gives the distribution of total monthly household expenditure of  \[\mathbf{200}\]  families of a village. Find the modal monthly expenditure of the families. Also, find the mean monthly expenditure.


Expenditure (in Rs)

Number of Families

\[1000-1500\]

\[24\]

\[1500-2000\]

\[40\]

\[2000-2500\]

\[33\]

\[2500-3000\]

\[28\]

\[3000-3500\]

\[30\]

$3500-4000$ 

\[22\]

$4000-4500$

\[16\]

$4500-5000$

\[7\]



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Ans: For mode

Mode can be calculated as,

$M=l+\left( \frac{{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}}{2{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}-{{f}_{2}}} \right)\times h$

Where

\[l=\] Lower limit of modal class

${{\text{f}}_{1}}=$ Frequency of modal class

\[{{f}_{0}}=\] Frequency of class preceding the modal class

\[{{f}_{2}}=\] Frequency of class succeeding the modal class

\[h=\]Class size

It can be observed from the given data that the maximum class frequency is\[40\] ,

Belongs to \[1500\text{ }-\text{ }2000\] intervals.

Therefore, modal class \[=\text{ }1500\text{ }-\text{ }2000\] 

The values of unknowns are given as below as per given data:

\[l=1500\] 

\[{{f}_{1}}=40\] 

\[{{f}_{0}}=24\] 

\[{{f}_{2}}=33\] 

\[h=500\] 

Substituting these values in the formula of mode we get:

$   M=l+\left( \frac{{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}}{2{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}-{{f}_{2}}} \right)\times h $

$  M=1500+\left( \frac{40-24}{2(40)-24-33} \right)\times 500 $

$  M=1500+\left[ \frac{16}{80-57} \right]\times 500 $

$  M=1500+\frac{8000}{23} $

$M=1500+347.826$

$ M=1847.826 $

$  M\approx 1847.83 $

Therefore, modal monthly expenditure was Rs \[1847.83\] .

For mean,

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 \[2750\].

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

\[\text{Class mark}=\frac{\text{Upper class limit+Lower class limit}}{2}\] 

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

$   h=1500-1000 $

$ h=500 $

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


Expenditure (in Rs)

Number of families 

\[{{f}_{i}}\] 


  \[{{x}_{i}}\]

${{d}_{i}}={{x}_{i}}-2750$ 

${{u}_{i}}=\frac{{{d}_{i}}}{500}$ 

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

\[1000-1500\] 

\[24\] 

\[1250\] 

\[-1500\] 

\[-3\] 

\[-72\] 

\[1500-2000\] 

\[40\]  

\[1750\]  

\[-1000\] 

\[-2\] 

\[-80\] 

\[2000-2500\]

\[33\] 

\[2250\] 

\[-500\] 

\[-1~\] 

\[-33\]

\[2500-3000\]

\[28\]

\[2750\] 

\[0~\] 

\[0~\] 

\[0~\]

\[3000-3500\]  

\[30\] 

\[3250\] 

\[500\] 

\[1\]  

\[30\]

\[3500-4000\]

\[22\]

\[3750\]

\[1000\]

\[2\]

\[44\]

\[4000-4500\]

\[16\]

\[4250\]

\[1500\]

\[3\]

\[48\]

\[4500-5000\]

\[7\]

\[4750\]

\[2000\]

\[4\]

\[28\]

Total 

\[200\]




\[-35\]



It can be observed from the above table

\[\sum{{{f}_{i}}=200}\] 

$\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}=-35$ 

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

The required mean:

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

$\overline{X}=2750+\left( \frac{-35}{200} \right)\times (500)$ 

$\overline{X}=2750-87.5$

$\overline{X}=2662.5$

Hence, the mean monthly expenditure is Rs$2662.5$ .


Q4Written answer

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

\[15-20\]

\[3\]

\[20-25\]

\[8\]

\[25-30\]

\[9\]

\[30-35\]

\[10\]

\[35-40\]

\[3\]

$40-45$ 

\[0\]

$45-50$

\[0\]

$50-55$

\[2\]



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Ans: For mode

Mode can be calculated as,

$M=l+\left( \frac{{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}}{2{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}-{{f}_{2}}} \right)\times h$

Where

\[l=\] Lower limit of modal class

${{\text{f}}_{1}}=$ Frequency of modal class

\[{{f}_{0}}=\] Frequency of class preceding the modal class

\[{{f}_{2}}=\] Frequency of class succeeding the modal class

\[h=\]Class size

It can be observed from the given data that the maximum class frequency is \[10\] which belongs to class interval\[30\text{ }-\text{ }35\] . 

Therefore, modal class \[=\text{ }30\text{ }-\text{ }35\] 

\[h=5\] 

\[l=30\] 

\[{{f}_{1}}=10\] 

\[{{f}_{0}}=9\] 

\[{{f}_{2}}=3\] 

Substituting these values in the formula of mode we get:

$   M=l+\left( \frac{{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}}{2{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}-{{f}_{2}}} \right)\times h $

$  M=30+\left( \frac{10-9}{2(10)-9-3} \right)\times 5 $

$  M=30+\left( \frac{1}{20-12} \right)\times 5 $

$  M=30.6 $

Hence, the mode of the given data is $30.6$. It demonstrates that most of the states/U.T have a teacher-student ratio of $30.6$ .

For mean,

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 \[32.5\].

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

\[\text{Class mark}=\frac{\text{Upper class limit+Lower class limit}}{2}\] 

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

  $ h=20-15 $

$ h=5 $ 

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


Number of

students per

teacher

Number of

states /U.T
\[{{f}_{i}}\] 


  \[{{x}_{i}}\]

${{D}_{i}}={{x}_{i}}-32.5$ 

${{u}_{i}}=\frac{{{d}_{i}}}{5}$ 

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

\[15-20\] 

\[3\] 

\[17.5\] 

\[-15\] 

\[-3\] 

\[-9\] 

\[20-25\] 

\[8\]  

\[22.5\]  

\[-10\] 

\[-2\] 

\[-16\] 

\[25-30\]

\[9\] 

\[27.5\] 

\[-5\] 

\[-1~\] 

\[-9\]

\[30-35\]

\[10\]

\[32.5\] 

\[0~\] 

\[0~\] 

\[0~\]

\[35-40\]  

\[3\] 

\[37.5\] 

\[5\] 

\[1\]  

\[3\]

\[40-45\]

\[0~\]

\[42.5\]

\[10\]

\[2\]

\[0~\]

\[45-50\]

\[0~\]

\[47.5\]

\[15\]

\[3\]

\[0~\]

\[50-55\]

\[2\]

\[52.5\]

\[20\]

\[4\]

\[8\]

Total 

\[35\]




\[-23\]



It can be observed from the above table

\[\sum{{{f}_{i}}=35}\] 

$\sum{{{f}_{i}}{{u}_{i}}}=-23$ 

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

The required mean

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

$  \overline{X}=32.5+\left( \frac{-23}{35} \right)\times 5 $

$  \overline{X}=32.5-\frac{23}{7} $

$  \overline{X}=29.22 $

Hence, the mean of the data is $29.2$ .

It demonstrates that the average teacher−student ratio was $29.2$.


Q5Written answer

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.

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Ans: Mode can be calculated as

$M=l+\left( \frac{{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}}{2{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}-{{f}_{2}}} \right)\times h$

Where

\[l=\] Lower limit of modal class

${{\text{f}}_{1}}=$ Frequency of modal class

\[{{f}_{0}}=\] Frequency of class preceding the modal class

\[{{f}_{2}}=\] Frequency of class succeeding the modal class

\[h=\]Class size

From the given data, it can be observed that the maximum class frequency is $18$ 

Belongs to class interval \[4000-5000\].

Therefore, modal class = \[4000-5000\]

\[l=4000\] 

\[{{f}_{1}}=18\] 

\[{{f}_{0}}=4\] 

\[{{f}_{2}}=9\] 

\[h=1000\] 

Substituting these values in the formula of mode we get:

$   M=l+\left( \frac{{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}}{2{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}-{{f}_{2}}} \right)\times h $

$  M=4000+\left( \frac{18-4}{2(18)-4-9} \right)\times 1000 $

$  M=4000+\left( \frac{14000}{23} \right) $

$  M=4608.695 $

Hence, the mode of the given data is \[4608.7\] runs.


Q6Written answer

A student noted the number of cars passing through a spot on a road for \[\mathbf{100}\]  periods each of \[\mathbf{3}\]  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

\[7\]  

\[14\] 

\[13\] 

\[12\]  

\[20\] 

\[11\]

\[15\]

\[8\]



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Ans: Mode can be calculated as

$M=l+\left( \frac{{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}}{2{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}-{{f}_{2}}} \right)\times h$

Where

\[l=\] Lower limit of modal class

${{\text{f}}_{1}}=$ Frequency of modal class

\[{{f}_{0}}=\] Frequency of class preceding the modal class

\[{{f}_{2}}=\] Frequency of class succeeding the modal class

\[h=\]Class size

From the given data, it can be observed that the maximum class frequency is $20$,

Belonging to \[40-50\] class intervals.

Therefore, modal class = \[40-50\]

\[l=40\] 

\[{{f}_{1}}=20\] 

\[{{f}_{0}}=12\] 

\[{{f}_{2}}=11\] 

\[h=10\] 

Substituting these values in the formula of mode we get:

$  M=l+\left( \frac{{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}}{2{{f}_{1}}-{{f}_{0}}-{{f}_{2}}} \right)\times h $

$  M=40+\left( \frac{20-12}{2(20)-12-11} \right)\times 10 $

$  M=40+\left( \frac{80}{40-23} \right) $

$  M=44.7 $

Hence, the mode of this data is $44.7$ cars.