Statistics

DPP-01
[Topic: Mean of Grouped Data]

Objective Type Questions

1. Choose the correct answer from the given options:

(1) While computing mean of grouped data, we assume that the frequencies are
(a) evenly distributed over all the classes
(b) centered at the classmarks of the classes
(c) centered at the upper limits of the classes
(d) centered at the lower limits of the classes

(2) If 𝑥𝑥𝑖𝑖 are the mid-points of the class intervals of grouped data, 𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑖 𝑠𝑠 are the corresponding frequencies
and 𝑥𝑥‾ is the mean, then Σ(𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑖 𝑥𝑥𝑖𝑖 − 𝑥𝑥‾) is equal to
(a) 0
(b) -1
(c) 1
(d) 2

2. Fill in the blanks:

(1) If the arithmetic mean of 𝑛𝑛 numbers of a series is 𝑥𝑥‾ and the sum of first (𝑛𝑛 − 1) numbers is 𝑘𝑘, the
value of the last number is _________

(2) Arithmetic mean of all factors of 20 is _________

(3) The mean of 5 numbers is 27. If one number is excluded their mean is 25. The excluded number is
_________

3. State True or False:

(1) Find the class-mark of class 25-35.

(2) Find the mean of first ten odd natural numbers.

(3) If the mean of the first 𝑛𝑛 natural number is 15, then find 𝑛𝑛.

(4) Find the class-marks of the classes 10-25 and 35-55.

Short Answer Type Questions - I

4. If the mean of the following data is 20.6, find the value of 𝑝𝑝.
𝑥𝑥 10 15 𝑝𝑝 25 35
𝑓𝑓 3 10 25 7 5
5. Find the mean of the following distribution:
Class 3−5 5−7 7−9 9 − 11 11 − 13
Frequency 5 10 10 7 8

6. Find the mean of the following distribution:

Class 5 − 15 15 − 25 25 − 35 35 − 45
Frequency 2 4 3 1

Short Answer Type Questions - II

7. The mean of the following frequency distribution is 62.8 and sum of all frequencies is 50. Find the
missing frequencies 𝑓𝑓1 and 𝑓𝑓2 .
Class 0 − 20 20 − 40 40 − 60 60 − 80 80 − 100 100 − 120
Frequency 5 𝑓𝑓1 10 𝑓𝑓2 7 8

8. The arithmetic mean of the following frequency distribution is 53. Find the value of 𝑘𝑘.
Class 0 − 20 20 − 40 40 − 60 60 − 80 80 − 100
Frequency 12 15 32 𝑘𝑘 13

Long Answer Type Questions

9. The mileage (km per litre) of 50 cars of the same model was tested by a manufacturer and details are as
follows:
Mileage (km/l) 10 − 12 12 − 14 14 − 16 16 − 18
No. of Cars 7 12 18 13

Find the mean mileage. The manufacturer claimed that the mileage of the model was 16km/l. Do you
agree with this claim?

10. An aircraft has 120 passenger seats. The number of seats occupied during 100 flights is given as
follows:
No. of seats 100 − 104 104 − 108 108 − 112 112 − 116 116 − 120
Frequency 15 20 32 18 15

Determine the mean number of seats occupied over the flights.

 Find the mean daily saving.

11. The following distribution shows the daily pocket allowance of children of a locality. The mean pocket
allowance is ₹ 18. Find the missing frequency 𝑘𝑘.
Daily pocket allowance 11 13 15 17 19 21 23
(in ₹) − 13 − 15 − 17 − 19 − 21 − 23 − 25
Number of children 3 6 9 13 𝑘𝑘 5 4

12. Find the mean of the following data:

Classes 0 − 20 20 − 40 40 − 60 60 − 80 80 − 100 100 − 120
Frequency 20 35 52 44 38 31
 Statistics
DPP-01
[Topic: Mode and Median of Grouped Data]

Very Short Answer Type Questions

1. Choose the correct answer from the given options(MCQ):

(1) Consider the following frequency distribution of the heights of 60 students of a class

Height (in 150 155 160 165 170 175

cm) − 155 − 160 − 165 − 170 − 175 − 180
No of 15 13 10 8 9 5
students

The upper limit of the median class in the given data is

(a) 165
(b) 155
(c) 160
(d) 170

(2) For the following frequency distribution:

Class 0−5 5 − 10 10 − 15 15 − 20 20 − 25
Frequency 8 10 19 25 8

The upper limit of median class is

(a) 15
(b) 10
(c) 20
(d) 25

(3) For the following distribution:

Marks Number of students Marks Number of students

Below 10 3 Below 40 57
Below 20 12 Below 50 75
Below 30 28 Below 60 80

The modal class is

(a) 0 − 20
(b) 20 − 30
(c) 30 − 40
(d) 50 − 60
 (4) The times, in seconds, taken by 150 athletes to run a 110 metre hurdle race are tabulated below:

Class Frequency Class Frequency

13.8 − 14 2 14.6 − 14.8 48

14 − 14.2 4 14.8 − 15 20

14.2 − 14.4 5

14.4 − 14.6 71

The number of athletes who completed the race in less than 14.6 seconds are:
(a) 11
(b) 71
(c) 82
(d) 130

2. Fill in the blanks:

(1) The cumulative frequency of a class is obtained by adding the frequencies of all the classes the
given class.
𝑛𝑛 𝑛𝑛
(2) If 𝑛𝑛 is even, the median is the of the values falling in positions �2 � and �2 + 1�.

(3) Mode is the value which occurs most in a set of observations.

3. Answer the following.

(1) Write the modal class of the following frequency distribution:

Class interval 10 − 20 20 − 30 30 − 40 40 − 50 50 − 60 60 − 70
Frequency 33 38 65 52 19 48

(2) Write the median of the following data: 3, 5, 2, 9, 7, 11

(3) Write the empirical relationship between mean, median and mode.

Short Answer Type Questions-I

4. Find the median class of following data:

Class interval 0 − 10 10 − 20 20 − 30 30 − 40 40 − 50 50 − 60
Frequency 8 10 12 22 30 18

5. Calculate mode of the following data:

 Marks obtained 0 − 20 20 − 40 40 − 60 60 − 80 80 − 100
No. of students 5 10 12 6 3

6. Find the mode of the following data:

Class 0 − 20 20 40 60 80 100 120
− 40 − 60 − 80 − 100 − 120 − 140
Frequency 6 8 10 12 6 5 3

7. Find the mode of the following distribution:

Marks obtained 0 − 10 10 − 20 20 − 30 30 − 40 40 − 50 50 − 60
No. of students 4 6 7 12 5 6

8. Compute the mode for the following frequency distribution:

Size of items (in 0 4 8 12 16 20 24
𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜 ) −4 −8 − 12 − 16 − 20 − 24 − 28
Frequency 5 7 9 17 12 10 6

9. The following distribution shows the transport expenditure of 100 employees: [CBSE Basic 2020]
Expenditure ( in ₹ 200 400 600 800 1000
) − 400 − 600 − 800 − 1000 − 1200
No. of employees 21 25 19 23 12

Find the mode of the distribution.

Short Answer Type Questions - II

10. The weight of tea in 70 packets are as follows:

Weight (in 200 201 202 203 204 205-
kg) − 201 − 202 − 203 − 204 − 205 206
No. of 12 26 20 4 2 1
packets

Determine the modal weight.

11. The annual rainfall record of a city of 100 days is given in the following table:
Rainfall (in 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
cm) − 10 − 20 − 30 − 40 − 50 − 60 − 70
No. of days 8 8 14 22 30 8 10
 Calculate the median rainfall. 12. The following table shows the ages of the patients admitted in a
hospital during a year:

Age (in year) 0 − 10 10 − 20 20 − 30 30 − 40 40 − 50 50 − 60

No. of patients 22 10 8 15 5 6

Find the median of the data given above.

13. The table below shows the salaries of 280 persons:

Salary (In thousand ₹) No. of Persons
5 − 10 49
10 − 15 133
15 − 20 63
20 − 25 15
25 − 30 6
30 − 35 7
35 − 40 4
40 − 45 2
45 − 50 1

Calculate the median salary of the data.

14. The following data gives the information on the observed life-times (in hours) of 25 electrical
components. Determine the model life-time of the components.

Life-time (in 0 50 100 150 200 250 300

hrs) − 50 − 100 − 150 − 200 − 250 − 300 − 350
No. of 2 3 5 6 5 3 1
components

15. The table shows the daily expenditure on grocery of 25 households in a locality. Find the modal daily
expenditure on grocery by a suitable method.
[CBSE SP 2018-19]

Daily Expenditure (in 100 150 200 250 300

₹) − 150 − 200 − 250 − 300 − 350
No. of households 4 5 12 2 2

Long Answer Type Questions

16. If the median of the following frequency distribution is 32.5. Find the values of 𝑓𝑓1 and 𝑓𝑓2 .
Class 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Total
− 10 − 20 − 30 − 40 − 50 − 60 − 70
Frequency 𝑓𝑓1 5 9 12 𝑓𝑓2 3 2 40

17. Compare the modal age of two groups of students A and B appearing for an entrance test.
Class interval Frequency
Group A Group B
16 − 18 50 54
18 − 20 78 89
20 − 22 46 40
22 − 24 28 25
24 − 26 23 17

18. The median of the following data is 525. Find the values of 𝑥𝑥 and 𝑦𝑦 if the total frequency is 100.
Class Interval Frequency
0 − 100 2
100 − 200 5
200 − 300 𝑥𝑥
300 − 400 12
400 − 500 17
500 − 600 20
600 − 700 𝑦𝑦
700 − 800 9
800 − 900 7
900 − 1000 4

19. Daily wages of 110 workers, obtained in a survey, are tabulated below: [CBSE Standard SP 2019-20]
Daily 100 120 140 160 180 200 220
Wages (in − 120 − 140 − 160 − 180 − 200 − 220 − 240
₹)
Number of 10 15 20 22 18 12 13
Workers

Compute the mean daily wages and modal daily wages of these workers.

20. The distribution given below shows the number of wickets taken by bowlers in one-day cricket
matches. Find the mean and the median of the number of wickets taken.
Number of 20 60 100 140 180 220
wickets − 60 − 100 − 140 − 180 − 220 − 260
No. of bowlers 7 5 16 12 2 3