DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : K. Srinivas
Designation : Senior Lecturer
Branch : DCCP
Institute : SGM Govt. Polytechnic,
Abdullapurmet
Year/Semester : II Yr / III Semester
Subject : Quantitative Techniques - I
Sub.Code : CCP303
Topic : Mode
Duration : 50 Mts
Sub-Topic : Mode - Continuous Series
Teaching Aids : PPT & Animations

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Objectives :
On Completion of this period, you would be
able to learn:
 Calculation of Mode
 Continuous Series - Problems

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Recap :

 Calculation of Mode
 Individual Series
 Discrete Series
 Continuous Series

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Example 1 :
Calculate Mode from the following data:

Marks Frequency

0 – 10 5
10 – 20 15
20 – 40 40
40 – 50 32
50 – 70 28

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Solution to Ex.1
Class intervals are unequal. Adjust the
frequencies and make class intervals equal:
CALCULATION OF MODE

Marks Frequency

0 – 10 5
10 – 20 15
20 – 30 20
30 – 40 20
40 – 50 32
50 – 60 14
60 – 70 14
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By Inspection Mode lies in Class
40 - 50: ∆1
Mode = L + ------------ X i
∆1 + ∆2
L=40,
∆1 = (32 - 20) = 12
∆2 = (32 - 14) = 18
i =10
12
Mode = 40 + ------------ X 10
12 + 18
= 40 + 4 = 44
Modal Mark = 44
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Example 2 :
Calculate Mode from the following data:
Marks Frequency
1–5 7
6 – 10 10
11 – 15 16
16 – 20 32
21 – 25 24
26 – 30 18
31 – 35 10
36 – 40 5
41 – 45 1
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Solution 2 :

 By observation, notice that 16 – 20 is the

Modal class since its frequency is higher

 As the series is in Inclusive method, the

Modal class can now be changed as
15.5 – 20.5

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Solution 2 Contd
∆1
Mode or Z = L + ------------ X i
∆1 + ∆2
L = 15.5,
∆1 = (32 - 16) = 16
∆2 = (32 - 24) = 8
i=5
16
Mode = 15.5 + ------------ X 10
16 + 8
= 15.5 + 3.33 = 18.83
Modal Mark = 18.83
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Example 3 :
Calculate Mode from the following data:
Marks Frequency
0–2 3
2–6 6
6 – 12 17
12 – 17 17
17 – 18 10
18 – 24 10
24 – 30 8
30 – 34 5
34 – 36 2
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Solution to Ex.3
As the class intervals are unequal they have to
be made equal by adjusting frequencies:

Marks Frequency

0–6 9
6 – 12 17
12 – 18 27
18 – 24 10
24 – 30 8
30 – 36 7

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Solution 3 Contd:
By inspection, Modal class is 12 –18 as it has
highest frequency :
∆1
Mode or Z = L + ------------ X i
∆1 + ∆2
L = 12,
∆1 = (27 - 17) = 10
∆2 = (27 - 10) = 17
i=6
10
Mode = 12 + ------------ X 6
10 + 17
= 12 + 2.2 = 14.2
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Summary :
 Calculation of Mode for continuous series
 Unequal classes must be adjusted equally
 When More than or Less than Cumulative
frequencies are given data must be converted
into ordinary frequency table
 When the classes are in Inclusive method, the
classes of Modal class must be corrected

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Frequently Asked Questions :
Compute Mode from the following data relating to
Dividend paid by joint stock companies in the year
2006
Dividend No. of Companies Dividend No. of Companies
0 – 1.0 10 10.0 – 12.5 104
1.0 – 2.5 15 12.5 – 14.0 250
2.5 – 3.5 20 14.0 – 15.0 164
3.5 – 4.0 23 15.0 – 17.5 278
4.0 – 5.0 30 17.5 – 19.0 100
5.0 – 7.5 172 19.0 – 20.0 72
7.5 – 9.0 60 20.0 – 22.5 331
9.0 – 10.0 39 22.5 – 25.0 150
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1. For the frequency distribution given below:
Calculate Mode

(x) 1 - 9 9 - 17 17 -25 25 - 33 33 - 41 41 - 49 49 - 65

(f) 20 31 27 15 10 7 8

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Assignment :
1. Calculate Mode from the following data :

Monthly Rent No. of families

paying the rent
20 – 40 6
40 – 50 5
50 – 60 6
60 – 80 11
80 – 100 14
100 – 120 20
120 – 140 15
140 – 160 10
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Assignment

2. Compute Mode from the following data

Class Frequency Class Frequency

0–3 4 18 – 20 24
3–6 8 20 – 24 14
6 – 10 9 24 – 25 10
10 – 12 15 25 – 28 15
12 – 15 16 28 – 30 8
15 – 18 20 30 – 36 6

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