INTRODUCTION

Though there are a number of junior colleges in Rourkela imparting teaching facility in +2

Commerce, primary data taken from 128 students of Municipal higher secondary school

Vedvyas higher secondary school which are considered as two leading schools of smart city.

Both these colleges were established in 1978 to fulfill the higher education needs of Rourkela

Both have the same sanctioned strength of 256 scats in +2 commerce. In +2 Commerce six

subjects are taught like ACCOUNTANCY, BMS, BSM, Costing, MIL and English. The

Average marks of first 4 subjects are taken to evaluate relative performance of the students of

both the colleges.

Individual performance of two colleges cannot be compared. Therefore the average marks of

four commerce subjects of 128 students of these two colleges are taken for comparison. For

making comparative analysis three ty pes of averages i.e. mean, median and mode of each

college are calculated and the result is interpreted on the last page.

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 METHODOLOGY

The methodology observed for the comparative analysis consists of the following steps:

1. Presentation of data in the form of continuous series: The average marks of 128

students of each college are collected in simple form. These data are converted into

continuous series by taking 10 as the class interval.

2. Computation of Arithmetic Mean: The Arithmetic mean of the average marks of

cach college is computed by Direct method. The formula used is,

∑ fm
X̄ =
n

3. Median mark of each college is calculated: First the median class is located and

then the median is calculated by using the interpolation technique.

4. Modal mark of colleges are calculated: The modal class is located by inspection

and then modes of colleges are calculated by using formula.

5. Comparison is made on the basis of mean, median and Mode.

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 DISCUSSION / SOLUTION

Problem statement:

A survey was conducted by An invigilator from two colleges: municipal higher secondary
school and Vedvyas higher secondary school and the primary data collected given below:

95 93 88 91 89 88 95 96 91 91 87 91 75 93 90 77 72 73 75 79

59 94 82 88 89 84 79 78 77 79 78 79 67 68 68 68 65 64 64 64

81 83 84 78 92 79 82 84 83 63 62 65 65 67 65 66 67 68 59 62

77 78 78 77 74 58 59 73 76 76 61 79 62 63 74 78 75 75 75 64

65 81 74 73 87 74 88 67 82 57 55 89 57 81 80 80 81 83 59 58

68 68 78 67 76 67 77 73 59 74 49 84 49 49 45 46 48 38 39 38

58 59 57 48 27 85 85 74

Average marks secured by the students of municipal higher secondary school:

Average marks secured by the students of Vedvyas higher secondary school:

99 97 89 93 85 86 90 97 98 91 88 94 88 95 97 84 85 87 89 83

84 93 85 85 85 74 76 77 69 69 78 79 68 75 75 67 67 65 65 66

75 76 78 78 91 86 88 84 93 87 89 69 81 91 68 62 65 66 68 65

77 75 76 78 79 80 80 78 76 84 68 67 87 86 86 87 87 88 87 92

68 69 67 59 59 59 58 55 54 58 56 48 47 46 48 49 48 47 39 38

54 53 53 75 74 72 59 87 88 69 55 56 47 84 85 85 87 88 38 39

72 47 70 55 58 48 49 27

Make an objective analysis on the performance of the students among two subjects.

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Presentation of data in continuous series:

Marks Cost accountancy BMS

20 – 30 2 1

30 – 40 4 5

40 - 50 8 10

50 – 60 12 16

60 – 70 28 21

70 – 80 38 23

80 – 90 24 37

90 – 100 12 15

Total 128 128

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 MUNICIPAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL

Marks F M FM CF

20 - 30 2 25 50 2

30 - 40 4 35 140 6

40 – 50 8 45 360 14

50 – 60 12 55 660 26

60 – 70 28 65 1820 54

70 – 80 38 75 2850 92

80 – 90 24 85 2040 116

90 - 100 12 95 1140 128

128 9060

VEDVYAS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL

Marks F M FM CF

20 - 30 1 25 25 1

30 - 40 5 35 175 6

40 – 50 10 45 450 16

50 – 60 16 55 880 32

60 – 70 21 65 1365 53

70 – 80 23 75 1725 76

80 – 90 37 85 3145 113

90 - 100 15 95 1425 128

128 9190

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 A Comparative Analysis on the performance of the student.
Vedvyas higher secondary school
Municipal higher secondary school

ƩFX 9060 ƩFX 9030

X = = = 70.80 X = = = 70.54
N 128 N 128

N th 128 N 128
M= Value of items or or 64th items M= Value of th
items or or 64th items
2 2 2 2

Thus , Median in Between 70-80 class. Thus , Median in Between 70-80 class.

L1−L2 L1−L2
M= L1 + (m-c) M= L1 + (m-c)
f1 f1

80−70 80−70
Thus, M = 70 + (64 – 54) Thus, M = 70 + (64 – 53)
38 23

10 10
= 70+ × 10 = 70+ × 11
38 23

=70+ 2.6 = 72.63 =70+ 4.78 = 74.78

f 1−f 0 f 1−f 0
Z= L1 + ×i Z= L1 + ×i
2 f 1−f 0 2 f 1−f 0

By inspection it is found that class interval (70 By inspection it is found that class interval (80 –
– 80) has highest frequency. Thus mode lies in 90) has highest frequency. Thus mode lies in
between 70 – 80. between 80 – 90.

30−28 37−23
Z = 70 + ×10 Z = 80 + ×10
2× 38−28−24 2× 37−23−15

10 14
= 70 + ×10 = 80 + ×10
76−54 74−38

10 14
=70 + ×10 74.16 =80 + ×10 =83.88
24 36

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 CONCLUSION

The computation of average performance of the students of two junior colleges can be

summed up as under:

Municipal H.S. School Vedvyas H.S. School

Mean 70.80 70.54

Median 72.63 74.78

Mode 74.16 83.88

The arithmetic mean is the most commonly used measure of central tendency. The variation

in the mean mark of the two colleges is negligibly small. Therefore we can conclude that the

performance of both the colleges is almost same.

Median being a positional average shows the mark scored by the student in the middle

position. The median mark of Vedvyas students shows 25 increase. This leads us to the

conclusion that the middle most Vedvyas student is slightly better than the middle most

Municipal student.

Mode reflects the frequency of qualitative performance of the two colleges. The students of

Vedvyas H.S. School is qualitatively better than the students of Municipal H.S. School as it's

mode is approximately 10% higher.

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 REFERENCES / BIBLIOGRAPHY

 Elements of Business mathematics by D. Patri and D.N. Patri (Kalyani

Publisher)

 Elements of Business Mathematics by Dr. Sarat Sahu (Nano Publication)

 Business Mathematics and Statistics by P.K. Mittal (Himalayan Publishers)

 Business Mathematics and Statistics by S.C. Agarwal (V.K. Global)

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OBJECTIVE OF STUDY:

to make a comparative study of the average performance of the +2 commerce students of two
leading colleges at Rourkela.

PROBLEMS STATEMENT

A survey was conducted by An invigilator from two colleges: municipal higher secondary
school and Vedvyas higher secondary school and the primary data collected given below:

95 93 88 91 89 88 95 96 91 91 87 91 75 93 90 77 72 73 75 79

59 94 82 88 89 84 79 78 77 79 78 79 67 68 68 68 65 64 64 64

81 83 84 78 92 79 82 84 83 63 62 65 65 67 65 66 67 68 59 62

77 78 78 77 74 58 59 73 76 76 61 79 62 63 74 78 75 75 75 64

65 81 74 73 87 74 88 67 82 57 55 89 57 81 80 80 81 83 59 58

68 68 78 67 76 67 77 73 59 74 49 84 49 49 45 46 48 38 39 38

58 59 57 48 27 85 85 74

Average marks secured by the students of municipal higher secondary school:

Average marks secured by the students of Vedvyas higher secondary school:

99 97 89 93 85 86 90 97 98 91 88 94 88 95 97 84 85 87 89 83

84 93 85 85 85 74 76 77 69 69 78 79 68 75 75 67 67 65 65 66

75 76 78 78 91 86 88 84 93 87 89 69 81 91 68 62 65 66 68 65

77 75 76 78 79 80 80 78 76 84 68 67 87 86 86 87 87 88 87 92

68 69 67 59 59 59 58 55 54 58 56 48 47 46 48 49 48 47 39 38

54 53 53 75 74 72 59 87 88 69 55 56 47 84 85 85 87 88 38 39

72 47 70 55 58 48 49 27

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 ABSTRACT

an average represents the central tendency and captures the common denominator of a large

number of figures. Whenever it is desirable to make a comparative study of two homogenous

group of quantitative data, it is possible only through the comparison of their averages.

Averages are of three types; mathematical averages like A.M., G.M. And H.M. Positional

averages like median and average based on number of occurrence of figures like mode.

In this project I have made comparison on the basis of arithmetic mean, median and mode.

Though there are a number of higher secondary schools in Rourkela imparting teaching

facility in commerce, primary data is taken from 128 students of municipal higher secondary

school and Vedvyas higher secondary school, which are considered as two leading schools of

Rourkela smart city. Both these schools were established in 1978 and 1981 respectively to

fulfill the higher education needs of Rourkela. Both have the same sanctioned strength of 256

scats in +2 commerce. In +2 commerce six subjects are taught like ACCOUNTANCY, BMS,

BSM, COSTING, M.I.L And ENGLISH. The average marks of first 4 subjects are taken to

evaluate relative performance of the students of both the colleges.

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 CONTENTS

SL. No. Title Pages No.

1 Introduction 1
2 Methodology 2
3 (Main body) Discussion/Solution 3
4 Summary/Conclusion 7
5 Reference/Bibliography 8

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