CHAPTER-6 – Measures of Central Tendency

Median Mode

Q1
Solution:
Given data
Marks obtained Xi 10 12 14 17 18 20 21 30 32

Total number of observations N = 9 (odd)

𝑁+1
Median = ( 2 ) 𝑡ℎ observation of the data written in ascending order
9+1
Median = ( ) 𝑡ℎ = 5𝑡ℎ observation = 18
2

Q2
Solution:
Income Number of Persons Cumulative Frequency
(Xi) (Fi) (CFi)
1200 12 12
1600 15 12+15=27
1800 16 27+16=43
2500 10 43+10=53
3000 3 53+3=56
3500 7 56+7=63
5000 2 63+2=65

Xi = Variable
Fi = Frequency
CFi = Cumulative frequency
N = 65 (Odd)
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 𝑁+1
Median = ( ) 𝑡ℎ observation of the data written in ascending order
2
65+1
Median = ( 2 ) 𝑡ℎ = 33𝑟𝑑 observation = 1800

Q3
Solution:
Xi Fi CFi
150 8 8
152 6 8+6=14
156 7 14+7=21
160 5 21+5=26
161 3 26+3=29

Xi = Variable
Fi = Frequency
CFi = Cumulative frequency

N = 29 (Odd)
𝑁+1
Median = ( 2 ) 𝑡ℎ observation of the data written in ascending order
29+1
Median = ( ) 𝑡ℎ = 15𝑡ℎ observation = 156
2

Q4
Solution:
Xi Fi CFi
5 16 16
10 18 16 +18 = 34
15 22 34 + 22 = 56
20 21 56 + 21 = 77
25 24 77 + 24 = 101
30 14 101 + 14 = 115
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35 11 115 + 11 = 126
40 9 126 + 9 = 135

N = 135 (odd)
𝑁+1 135+1 136
Q1 = Lower Quartile = ( 4 )th term = ( 4 ) 𝑡ℎ = ( 4 ) 𝑡ℎ term =
34th term = 10
Q2 = Median
3𝑁+3 405+3 408
Q3 = Upper Quartile = ( 4 )th term = ( 4 ) 𝑡ℎ = ( 4 ) 𝑡ℎ term
= 102th term = 30

Q5
Solution:
i)
Just by observing the data, it is clear that 17 is appearing maximum
times, so 17 is modal value.
ii)
Frequency distribution Table
Age Tally marks Frequency
(Xi) (Fi)
15 /// 3
16 /// 3
17 //// 4
18 / 1
N = 11

Clearly, value having highest frequency is 17, So mode = 17

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