27.

The combined mean and variance of the salary of 250 workers of city A and
city B are 560 and 5497 respectively. The mean and the variance of the
salary of 100 workers of city A are 650 and 121 respectively. Find the
variance of the salary in city B.
28. Find the arithmetic mean from the following data: [Ans: Rs. 264.67]
Expenditure
No. of persons
Above 0
150
Above 100
130
Above 200
100
Above 300
50
29. Determine the mode of the following data:
X:
F:

20
6

21
9

22
4

23
2

Expenditure
Above 400
Above 500
Above 600

No. of persons

[topic: measure of central tendency and dispersion]

24
10

25
8

26
7

27
5

1. An examination was held to decide on the award of a scholarship. The

weights of various subjects were different. The marks obtained by two
candidates A and B are given below: [ans: A]
Subjects

Weights

Marks obtaine
A
Statistics
4
63
Accountancy
2
65
Marketing
2
60
English
2
60
If the betterness of the performance is the criteria for awarding a prize, who
should get the prize?
2. Calculate the mode from the following distributions of quantity of petrol (in
litres) used by the people per month:
Quantity
0 100
100 200
Frequency
13
18
Also locate the mode graphically. [ans: 256.25]

200 - 300
27

300 400
20

3. The arithmetic mean of scores of a group of students in a test was 52. The
brightest 20% of them secured a mean score of 80 and the dullest 25% a
mean score of 31. Find the mean score of the remaining 55% of the group.
[ans: 51.36]
4. 100 students took a test. The result of those who secured less than 60% mark
are given below:
Marks
No. of students

0 20
16

20 40
24

400 50
17

If the average marks of all students was 50, find out the average mark of those
who secured more than 60% marks. [ans: 87.33]

No.
of
students

15

40

32

5. The following are monthly salaries in rupees of 20 employees of a firm

130
98

62
65

145
116

118
100

125

76

151

103

71

85

80

122

132

95

142

110

6. The firm gives bonus of Rs. 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 for individuals in the
respective salary groups exceeding Rs. 80, exceeding Rs. 80 but not
exceeding Rs. 100 and so on upto exceeding Rs. 140 but not exceeding Rs.
160. Find the average bonus paid per employee. [ans: Rs. 19]

13. The table given below represents the daily wage distribution of 130 workers.
Find out the range of income of the middle 60% workers.
Wages
(Rs.
Workers)
No. of Workers

Per

>70

>85

>100

>115

>130

>145

130

122

109

79

44

26
5

14. Find the median, two quartiles, 4th decile and the 80th percentile. Calculate
the median and the quartiles for the following data:

7. The mean mark of 100 students was found to be 40. Later on it was
discovered that a score 53 was misread as 83. Find the correct mean
corresponding to the correct score. What will be the mean mark when the
wrong score is omitted? [ans: 39.7 & 39.57]

Amount of wages per day

receiving such rate of wage
not exceeding Rs. 8

85

8. An aeroplanes travels the distance of 2500, 1200 and 500 kms. at speed 500,
400 and 250 km/hr. respectively. Find the average speed for the entire trip,
commenting on the choice of your average. [ans: 420 km/hr]

Over Rs 8 but not exceeding Rs. 10

65

Over Rs 10 but not exceeding Rs. 12

59

9. Calculate the arithmetic mean, geometric mean and harmonic mean of the
following observations 32, 35, 36, 37, 39, 41, 43 and show that AM>GM>HM.
[ans: 37.57, 37.41, 37.23]

Over Rs 12 but not exceeding Rs. 14

50

10. The mean mark for a group of 250 students is 57. If 3 students got mark
between 0-10, 8 students between 10 20, 11 students between 20 30, 15
students between 30 40, 25 students between 50 60, 40 students
between 60 70, 2 students between 80 90 and 1 student between 90
100; find the number of students getting marks between 40 50 and 70 80,
if the maximum mark of the test was 100. [ans: 60, 85]
11. Find the missing frequencies in the following distributions, if N = 100 and
the median of the distribution is 30. [ans: 15, 10]
Marks:
No. of students

0 10
10

10 20
-

20 30
25

30 40
30

12. Calculate the mode from the following data: [Ans: 44 marks]
Marks:

0 10

10 20

20 40

of

worker

None is earning less than Rs. 6

Ans: Md=Rs.9.37, Q1=7.52, Q3=11.50
15. The following table gives the workers and the earning in rupees of two
factories A and B. Represent the data graphically so as to bring out the
inequalities of the distribution of earnings:
Earning:

900

Workers of A: 33

1000

1100

1200

1300

1400

1500

1600

30

24

21

18

12

Workers of B: 32
22
15
12
10
6
2
1
40 50
16. You are given two variables A and B. Using quartiles deviation state which is
more variable:
A Value:

40 50

No.

Frequency:

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

15

33

56

103

40

32

10

B Value:
Frequency:

100
8

150

200

12

250

13

22

300
6

350

400

Ans: For A Q1=25, Q3=35 and Coeff. Of Q.D=0.17 & For B Q1=150,
Q3=250 and Coeff. Of Q.D=0.25

i)
ii)
iii)
iv)

17. Weights of a group of individuals are given below in kgs. Find out the mean,
standard deviation, coefficient of s.d and the coefficient of variation:
Weights (kg) above: 0

10

20

30

40

No. of persons:

100

88

55

25

18. For a group containing 100 observations the arithmetic mean and standard
deviation are 8 and

10.5

. For 5 observations selected from these 100

observations, the mean and the standard deviation are 10 and 2 respectively.
Find the arithmetic mean and the standard deviation of the other half.
[Ans:

=6,

-10 to 0

0-10

10-20

20-30

30-40

No. of Comp:
27

19

24

49

87

31

Calculate the mean and the standard deviation of profits. [Ans:

=22.09,

=13.55]

20. An analysis of the monthly wages paid to the workers in two firms A and B
belonging to the same industry gives the following result:
Firm A

No. of workers:

i)
ii)
iii)

Test
1
2
3
4
5
6
Marks of A
44
80
76
4
52
72
Marks of B
48
75
54
60
63
69
Who is better?
Who is intelligent?
If the consistency of performance is the criteria for awarding a prize,
get the prize?

Firm B

500

600

7
68
72

8
56
51

who should

22. The following are the monthly salaries in rupees of 30 employees in a firm:
140

=3]

Profit/Loss (0000 Rs.)

40-50

Rs. 575
100

Which firm A or B has a larger wage bill?

In which firm A or B is there greater variability individual wages?
Calculate the average monthly wage and the variance of wages of all the
workers of the firm A and B taken together.
Which firm is more equitable in regard to wages?

19. The following data relate to the profit/loss made by various companies
during 1981-92

Rs. 586
81

21. Following are the marks obtained by two students A and B in 10 test of 100
marks each:

10

[Ans: mean= 22.8 kg, coeff. Of s.d=0.502, coeff. Of variation= 50.2%]

Average monthly wage:

Variance of distribution of wage:

139
129
142
133

126
144
116

114
148
123

100
134
104

88
63
95

62
69
80

77
148
85

99
132
106

103 108
118
123

The firm gave bonus of Rs. 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 for individuals in the
respective salary groups, exceeding 60 but not exceeding 75, exceeding 75
but not exceeding 150. Find the average bonus paid and the standard
deviation.
23. Draw Lorenz curve for the following data:
No. of Persons
13
10
5
4
Wealth
78
100
75
80
(000)Rs.
24. The mean and standard deviation of a sample of size 10 were found to be
9.5 and 2.5 respectively. Later on, an additional observation became
available. This was 15.0 which is included in the original sample. Find the
mean and the standard deviation of the 11 observation.
25. The price of mansuli rice per Kg for the last seven days in two markets are
recorded below:

Price

Days
Market

Sunday
8.0

Monday
8.5

Tuesday
9.0

Wednesday
9.25

Thursday
9.25

Frida
10.0

pe
X
Market
8.5
8.5
9.25
r
Y
Kg
.
Which market shows greater variance in price?

9.5

9.5

26. An analysis of the monthly wages paid to workers in two firms A and B
belonging to the same industry gives the following result.

No. of Workers:
Average wages:
Variance of wage distribution

Firm A
160
260
100

Firm
150
275
121

[a
s: 25]