Statistics NCERT V1 IshaFinal
Statistics NCERT V1 IshaFinal
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Ex - 14.1
Q1. A survery 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?
Sol. Let us find mean of the data by direct method because the figures are small.
0-2 1 1 1
2-4 2 3 6
4-6 1 5 5
6-8 5 7 35
8-10 6 9 54
10-12 2 11 22
12-14 3 13 39
Total n = 20 162
1 1
x = × fixi = × 162 = 8.1
n 20
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Find the mean daily wages of the workers of the factory by using an appropriate method.
f x
i i 7260
Mean = = = 145.2
f i 50
Q3. 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 Number of children
A llowance (in Rs.)
11-13 7
13-15 6
15-17 9
17-19 13
19-21 f
21-23 5
23-25 4
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11-13 7 12 –6 – 42
13-15 6 14 –4 – 24
15-17 9 16 –2 – 18
17-19 13 18 = a 0 0
19-21 f 20 2 2f
21-23 5 22 4 20
23-25 4 24 6 24
fi = 44 + f 2f – 40
Q4. Thirty women were examined in a hospital by a doctor and the number of heart beats per
minute were recorded and summarised as follows. Find the mean heart beats per minute for
these women, choosing a suitable method.
Number of heart Number of women
beats per minute
65-68 2
68-71 4
71-74 3
74-77 8
77-80 7
80-83 4
83-86 2
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f xi i 2277
Mean = = = 75.9.
f i 30
Q5. 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.
No. of
mangoes 50-52 53-55 56-58 59-61 62-64
No. 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?
Sol. Number Number Class xi – 57
of of mark ui = fi × ui
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mangoes boxes fi xi
50-52 15 51 –2 – 30
56-58 135 57 0 0
62-64 25 63 2 50
Total n = 400 25
1 1
Mean = a + h × × fiui = 57 + 2 × × 25 = 57.19
n 400
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Q6. The table below shows the daily expenditure on food of 25 households in a locality.
Daily expen diture No. of
(in Rs.) households
100-150 4
150-200 5
200-250 12
250-300 2
300-350 2
f x
i i 5275
Mean = = = 211
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f i 25
Q7. To find out the concentration of SO2 in the air (in parts per million, i.e., ppm), the data
was collected for 30 localities in a certain city and is presented below :
Concentration of Frequency
SO2 (in ppm)
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
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Sol.
Concentr at ion Fr equency Class f i xi
of SO 2 (in (f i ) mar k s
ppm ) (x i )
f x
i i 2.96
Mean = = = 0.098.
f i 30
Q8. 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.
No.
of days 0-6 6-10 10-14 14-20 20-28 28-38 38-40
No. of
students 11 10 7 4 4 3 1
0–6 11 3 33
6–10 10 8 80
10–14 7 12 84
14–20 4 17 68
20–28 4 24 96
28–38 3 33 99
38–40 1 39 39
Tot al 40 499
f x
i i 499
Mean = = = 12.475
f i 40
Q9. The following table gives the literacy rate (in percentage) of 35 cities. Find the mean
literacy rate.
Literacy
rate (in %) 45-55 55-65 65-75 75-85 85-95
No. of
cities 3 10 11 8 3
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45–55 3 50 150
55–65 10 60 600
65–75 11 70 770
75–85 8 80 640
85–95 3 90 270
Tot al 35 2430
f x
i i 2430
Mean = = = 69.43
f i 35
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Ex - 14.2
Q1. The following table shows the ages of the patients admitted in a hospital during a year :
A ge
(in years) 5 -1 5 1 5 -2 5 2 5 -3 5 3 5 -4 5 45 -5 5 5 5 -6 5
No. 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.
Sol. From the given data, we have the modal class 35-45.
{ It has largest frequency among the given classes of the data}
So, = 35, fm = 23, f1 = 21, f2 = 14 and h = 10.
f f
Mode= + m 1 h
2fm f1 f2
23 21 20
= 35 + 46 21 14 × 10 = 35 + = 36.8 years
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5-15 6 10 –2 – 12
15-25 11 20 –1 – 11
25-35 21 30= a 0 0
35-45 23 40 1 23
45-55 14 50 2 28
55-65 5 60 3 15
Total n = 80 43
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Q2. The following data gives the information on the observed lifetimes (in hours) of 225
electrical components :
Lifetimes
0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-120
(in hours)
Frequency 10 35 52 61 38 29
9 20 45
= 60 + = 60 +
32 8
= 60 + 5.625
= 65.625 hours
Q3. 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:
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f x i i 532500
Mean = = = 2662.5
f i 200
f1 f0
M ode = + 2f f f × h
1 0 2
40 24
= 1500 + 2 40 24 33 × 500
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= 1500 + × 500 = 1847.83.
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Q4. 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.
N o. of st udents N o. of
p er teacher states/ U . T.
1 5 -2 0 3
2 0 -2 5 8
2 5 -3 0 9
3 0 -3 5 10
3 5 -4 0 3
4 0 -4 5 0
4 5 -5 0 0
5 0 -5 5 2
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15-20 3 17.5 –3 –9
20-25 8 22.5 –2 – 16
25-30 9 27.5 –1 –9
30-35 10 32.5=a 0 0
35-40 3 37.5 1 3
40-45 0 42.5 2 0
45-50 0 47.5 3 0
50-55 2 52.5 4 8
n = 35 – 23
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Q5. The given distribution shows the number of runs scored by some top batsmen of the world
in one day international cricket matches :
Runs Secored No. of batsman
3000-4000 4
4000-5000 18
5000-6000 9
6000-7000 7
7000-8000 6
8000-9000 3
9000-10000 1
10000-11000 1
18 4
= 4000 + 2 18 4 9 × 1000
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= 4000 + 23 × 1000
= 4608.69
Q6. 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.
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Ex - 14.3
Q1. The following frequency distribution gives the monthly consumption of electricity of 68 con
sumers of a locality. Find the median, mean and mode of the data and compare them.
Monthly consumption Number of
(in units) consumers
65-85 4
85-105 5
105-125 13
125-145 20
145-165 14
165-185 8
185-205 4
Sol.(i)
Monthly Number of Cumulative
consumption consumers fi frequency
(in units)
65-85 4 4
85-105 5 9
105-125 13 22
125-145 20 42
145-165 14 56
165-185 8 64
185-205 4 68
Total n = 68
n
n = 68 gives = 34
2
So, we have the median class (125-145)
= 125, n = 68, f = 20, cf = 22, h = 20
n
2 – cf
Median = + × h
f
34 22
= 125 + 20 × 20 = 137 units.
(ii) Modal class is (125 – 145) having maximum frequency fm = 20, f1 = 13, f2 = 14, =
125 and h = 20
f f
Mode = + m 1 h
2fm f1 f2
20 13 7 20
= 125 + 40 13 14 × 20 = 125 + 13
140
= 125 + = 125 + 10.76 = 135.76 units
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65-85 4 75 –3 – 12
85-105 5 95 –2 – 10
105-125 13 115 –1 – 13
125-145 20 135=a 0 0
145-165 14 155 1 14
165-185 8 175 2 16
185-205 4 195 3 12
Total n = 68 7
Q2. If the median of the distribution given below is 28.5, find the values of x and y.
Class interval Frequency C umulative f requency
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
T ot al 60
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Q3. A life insurance agent found the following data for distribution of ages of 100 policy
holders. Calculate the median age, if policies are only given to persons having age 18 years
onwards but less than 60 year.
Age (in years) N o. of policy holders
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
Below 20 2=2 2
20-25 (6–2) = 4 6
30-35 (45–24) = 21 45
45-50 (92–89) = 3 92
50-55 (98–92) = 6 98
Total n = 100
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The length of 40 leaves of a plant are measured correct to the nearest millimetre, and the data
obtained is represented in the following table. Find the median length of the leaves.
Sol. The given series is in inclusive form. We may prepare the table in exclusive form and
prepare the cumulative frequency table as given below :
126.5-135.5 5 8
135.5-144.5 9 17
144.5-153.5 12 29
153.5-162.5 5 34
162.5-171.5 4 38
171.5-180.5 2 40
N = 40
Here, N = 40
N
= 20
2
The cumulative frequency just greater than 20 is 29 and the corresponding class is 144.5-
153.5.
So, the median class is 144.5-153.5.
= 144.5, N = 40, C = 17, f = 12 and h = 9
N
– C
Therefore, median = + 2 h
f
(20 17) 39
= 144.5 + × 9 = 144.5 +
12 12
= 144.5 + 2.25 = 146.75
Hence, median length of leaves is 146.75 mm.
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Q5. The following table gives the distribution of the life time of 400 neon lamps :
Life T ime (in hours) N o. of lamps
1500-2000 14
2000-2500 56
2500-3000 60
3000-3500 85
3500-4000 74
4000-4500 62
4500-5000 48
1500–2000 14 14
2000–2500 56 70
2500–3000 60 130
3000–3500 85 215
3500–4000 74 289
4000–4500 62 351
4500–5000 48 399
N 399
= = 199.5
2 2
Median class = 3000 – 3500
N
2 – C
Median = + h
f
199.5 130
= 3000 + 85
× 500 = 3408.82
Hence, median life time of a lamp 3408.82 hrs.
Q6. 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:
No. of letters N o. of Surnames
1-4 6
4-7 30
7-10 40
10-13 16
13-16 4
16-19 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.
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1-4 6 6=6
4-7 30 6+30=36
13-16 4 92+4=96
16-19 4 96+4=100
Total n = 100
(i) Here,
= 7, n = 100, f = 40, cf = 36, h = 3
n
2 – cf
Median = + ×h
f
50 36 21
= 7 + 40 ×
3 = 7 + 20 = 8.05
(ii) Modal class is (7 – 10).
= 7, fm = 40, f1 = 30, f2 = 16, h = 3
f f
Mode = + m 1 h
2fm f1 f2
40 30 30
= 7 + × 3 = 7 + 34 = 7.88
80 30 16
(iii) Here, a = 8.5, h = 3, n = 100 and fiui = – 6.
Number of fi Class xi – 8.5
letters mark ui = fi × ui
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xi
1-4 6 2.5 –2 – 12
4-7 30 5.5 –1 – 30
7-10 40 8.5=a 0 0
10-13 16 11.5 1 16
13-16 4 14.5 2 8
16-19 4 17.5 3 12
Total n = 100 –6
1 1 18
Mean = a + h × × fiui = 8.5 + 3 × × (– 6) = 8.5 – = 8.5 – 0.18 = 8.32
n 100 100
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Q7. The distribution below gives the weights of 30 students of a class. Find the median weight of
the students.
Weight (in kg) No. of students
40-45 2
45-50 3
50-55 8
55-60 6
60-65 6
65-70 3
70-75 2
N 30
= = 15
2 2
Median class = 55 – 60
N
2 – C
Median = + h
f
15 13
= 55 + ×5
6
= 56.67
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Ex - 14.4
Q1. The following distribution gives the daily income of 50 workers of a factory.
100-120 12
120-140 14
140-160 8
160-180 6
180-200 10
Convert the distribution above to a less than type cumulative frequency distribution and draw its
ogive.
Sol.
Daily income Number of Cumulative
(in Rs.) workers frequency
(Frequency) fi less than type
Total n = 50
n = 50 gives n/2 = 25
On the graph, we will plot the points (120, 12), (140, 26), (160, 34), (180, 40), (200, 50).
Y
50 • • (200, 50)
45 •
40 • (180, 40)
•
1 square = 5 workers
Scale along y-axis
35 • •(160, 34)
30 • (140, 26)
'Less than Ogive
25 • •
20 •
15 • • (120, 12)
10 •
5•
• • • • • X
120 140 160 180 200
Scale along x-axis
1 square = 10 Rs.
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Q2. During the medial check up of 35 students of a class, their weights were recorded as
follows
Draw a less than type ogive for the given data. Hence obtain the median weight from the
graph and verify the result by using the formula.
Sol. Weight in Number of Cumulative
kg students frequency
(Frequency) fi less than type
Total n = 35
To draw the 'less than' type ogive, we plot the points (38, 0), (40, 3), (42, 5), (44, 9), (46, 14),
(48, 28), (50, 32) and (52, 35) on the graph.
35 •
•
1 square = 5 students
30 •
Scale along y-axis
25
n/ 2 = 35/ 2 = 17.5
20
• •P (46.5, 17.5)
15 •
10 •
5 •
• Median = 46.5
• • X
38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52
Scale along x-axis
1 square = 2 Kg.
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35
2 – 14 1
= 46 + × 2 = 46 + 2 = 46.5 kg
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Hence, the median is same as we have noticed from the graph
Q3. 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
(in kg/ ha)
No. of farms 2 8 12 24 38 16
Change the distribution to a more than type distribution and draw its ogive.
Sol.
n = 100
Now, we will draw the ogive by plotting the points (50,100), (55,98), (60,90), (65,78), (70,54)
and (75,16). Join these points by a freehand to get an ogive of 'more than' type.
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(50,100)
100 • • (55,98)
90 • • (60,90)
80 • • (65,78)
70 •
1 square = 10 forms
'More than O give
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