QUESTIONS

Q1. You are given the frequency distribution of 292 workers of a factory according to their
average weekly wages. Calculate Median, Quartile 1 and Quartile 3.

Weekly Wages No. of Workers

Below 1350 8
1350-1370 16
1370-1390 39
1390-1410 58
1410-1430 60
1430-1450 40
1450-1470 22
1470-1490 15
1490-1510 15
1510-1530 9
1530 & above 10

Q2. An association doing charity work decided to give old age pensions to people over sixty
years of age. The scale of pensions were fixed as follows:

Age group 60 to 65 – Rs 2500 per month

Age group 65 to 70 – Rs 3000 per month

Age group 70 to 75 – Rs 3500 per month

Age group 75 to 80 – Rs 4000 per month

Age group 80 to 85 – Rs 4500 per month

The age of 25 persons who secured the pension benefits are given below:

75 62 84 72 83 72 81 64 71 63 61 60 60

67 74 64 79 73 75 76 69 78 66 67 68

Calculate the monthly average pension payable and the standard deviation.
 SOLUTION

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