MBA (Evening), University of Dhaka

ASSIGNMENT – 01.

SUBMISSION DATE: March 7, 2021.

Assignment submission for:

Prof. Ali Ahsan

Professor,

Department of Management,

Faculty of Business Studies,

University of Dhaka.

Assignment submitted by:

Name : Md. Noor Alam

Student Id : 3-20-44-021

Course code : EM-508

Course name : Business Statistics

Department of Management,

MBA (evening), University of Dhaka.

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Q1:
Page 78 (Q-12): Form a frequency distribution taking a suitable class-interval for the
following data giving the age of 52 employees in a government agency.
67 34 36 48 49 31 61 34 43 45 38
32 27 61 29 47 36 50 46 30 46 32
30 33 45 49 48 41 53 36 37 37 47
30 46 50 28 35 35 38 36 46 43 34
62 69 50 28 44 43 60 39

Solution:

69 - 27 = 42/10 = 4.2 = 5 classes

Exhibit 1.0: Frequency Distribution Table

Age (in years)
Tally mark Frequency
(Class Intervals)
25-35 //// //// //// 15
35-45 ///// //// //// 15
45-55 //// //// //// / 16
55-65 //// 4
65-75 // 2
Total 52

Q2:
Page 119 (Q-12): For the following table calculate mean, median and mode:

No. of persons No. of persons

Weekly rent Weekly rent
Paying rent Paying rent
200 - 400 6 1200 - 1400 15
400 - 600 9 1400 - 1600 10
600 - 800 11 1600 - 1800 8
800 - 1000 14 1800 - 2000 7
1000 - 1200 20

Solution:

x− A
Weekly f (m.p) X c.f =d fd
c
200 - 400 6 300 6 -4 -24
400 - 600 9 500 15 -3 -27
600 - 800 11 700 26 -2 -22
800 - 1000 14 900 40 -1 -14
1000 - 1200 20 1100 = A 60 0 0
1200 - 1400 15 1300 75 1 15
1400 - 1600 10 1500 85 2 20
1600 - 1800 8 1700 93 3 24
1800 - 2000 7 1900 100 4 28
N=100 ∑ fd=0
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∑ fd xc 0
Req. 1: Mean ( x )=A + n = 1100 + ( 100 x 200) = 1100

n 100
Req. 2: Location of Median = 2 th item = 2 item = 50th item

So, median lies in class (1000 – 1200)

N
− pcf
2
xc
Median = L + f 0n

50−40
x200
= 1000 + ( 20 )

10 x200
= 1000 + ( 20 )

= 1000 + 100

= 1100 (Ans.)

Req. 3: Here highest frequency is 20, So, mode class is (1000 – 1200)

Where, Δ 1 = difference between modal frequency and preceding modal frequency

Δ 2 = difference between modal frequency and post modal frequency

Δ =20−14=6
1

Δ =20−15=5
2

Δ 1
xc

Mode = L + Δ +Δ
1 2

6
x 200
= 1000 + 6 +5

=1109.09

Answers:

(i) Mean (x) = 1100;

(ii) Median (Me) = 1100;

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(iii) Mode (Mo) = 1109.09

Q3:
Page 123 (Q-23): From the following distribution of travel time to work of a firm’s
employees, find the modal travel time:

Travel time (in minutes) Frequency

Less than 80 218
Less than 70 215
Less than 60 195
Less than 50 156
Less than 40 85
Less than 30 50
Less than 20 18
Less than 10 2
Solution:

Calculation of Mode:

Travel time (X) f c.f.

0-10 2 2
10-20 16 18
20-30 32 50
30-40 35 85
40-50 71 156
50-60 39 195
60-70 20 215
70-80 3 218

Here highest frequency 71. So, mode class is (40 – 50)

Where, Δ 1 = difference between modal frequency and preceding modal frequency

Δ 2 = difference between modal frequency and post modal frequency

Δ =71−35=36
1

Δ =71−39=32
2

Δ 1
xc
Mode = L + Δ +Δ
1 2

36
x 10
= 40 + 36+32

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= 45.29 (Ans.)

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