Question 3

Marks interval

Theoretical
interval
9.5-19.5
19.5-29.5
29.5-39.5
39.5-49.5
49.5-59.5
59.5-69.5
69.5-79.5
79.5-89.5
89.5-99.5

10-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70-79
80-89
90-99

No of students
4
12
13
37
43
32
19
8
2

Cumulative
(Cf)
4
16
29
66
109
141
160
168
170

(a) Histogram
(b) Class boundaries of the modal class = 50-59
= Theoretical boundary = 49.5-59.5

(c) From the histogram,

AB/BC = 1 /2
AB = [1 /( 1+2)]*AC

Mode

= 49.5+AB
= 49.5 + [(43-37)/{(43-37)+(43-32)}]*10
= 49.5 + [6/(6+11)]*10
= 49.5 + 60/17
= 49.5 + 3.53
= 53.03

(d) Median = L + [(N/2 ) - Cf]*(C/f)

frequency

L = Lower boundary of the median class

Cf= Cumulative frequency upto the class previous to median class
C = Width of the median class
f = Frequency of the median class
N = total number of students

As there are 170 total students median is the 85th place. So 85thplace is in the
class 49.5-59.5. So the median class is 49.5-59.5.

Median = 49.5+[(170/2)-66]*10/43
= 49.5+19*10/43
= 49.5+4.42
= 53.92