Jenelyn M.
Mallillin, RN
Thirty AA batteries were tested to determine how long would they last. The results
to the nearest minute were recorded as follows.
423, 369, 387, 393, 394, 371, 377, 389, 409, 392,
408, 431, 401,363, 391, 405, 382, 400, 381, 399,
415, 428, 422, 396, 372, 410, 419, 386, 390, 411
Construct a frequency distribution table with a class width c = 10 starting with 360.
Complete the mean, median, mode.
C.I.
430-439
420-429
410-419
400-409
390-399
380-389
370-379
360-369
Tally
I
III
IIII
IIIII
IIIII-II
IIIII
III
II
MEAN = Total f
Total fM
= 11,925/30
= 397.5
f
1
3
4
5
7
5
3
2
=30
M
434.5
424.5
414.5
404.5
394.5
384.5
374.5
364.5
fM
434.5
1273.5
1658
2022.5
2761.5
1922.5
1123.5
729
=11, 925
<cf
30
29
26
22
17
10
5
2
Lb
429.5
419.5
409.5
399.5
389.5
379.5
369.5
359.5
MEDIAN = Lb + C.I. ( n/2 - <cf )
(fm)
=389.5 + 10 ( 30/2 10)
(7)
=389.5 + 10 (15 10)
(7)
=389.5 + 10 (5/7)
=389.5 + (50/7)
=389.5 + 7.14
= 396.64
MODE = Lb + C.I. (d1)
(d1 + d2)
= 389.5 + 10 (2)
(2 + 2)
=389.5 + 20/4
=389.5 + 5
= 394.5