The combined mean and variance of the salary of 250 workers of city A and
city B are 560 and 5497 respectively. The mean and the variance of the
salary of 100 workers of city A are 650 and 121 respectively. Find the
variance of the salary in city B.
28. Find the arithmetic mean from the following data: [Ans: Rs. 264.67]
Expenditure
No. of persons
Above 0
150
Above 100
130
Above 200
100
Above 300
50
29. Determine the mode of the following data:
X:
F:
20
6
21
9
22
4
23
2
Expenditure
Above 400
Above 500
Above 600
No. of persons
25
8
26
7
27
5
Weights
Marks obtaine
A
Statistics
4
63
Accountancy
2
65
Marketing
2
60
English
2
60
If the betterness of the performance is the criteria for awarding a prize, who
should get the prize?
2. Calculate the mode from the following distributions of quantity of petrol (in
litres) used by the people per month:
Quantity
0 100
100 200
Frequency
13
18
Also locate the mode graphically. [ans: 256.25]
200 - 300
27
300 400
20
3. The arithmetic mean of scores of a group of students in a test was 52. The
brightest 20% of them secured a mean score of 80 and the dullest 25% a
mean score of 31. Find the mean score of the remaining 55% of the group.
[ans: 51.36]
4. 100 students took a test. The result of those who secured less than 60% mark
are given below:
Marks
No. of students
0 20
16
20 40
24
400 50
17
If the average marks of all students was 50, find out the average mark of those
who secured more than 60% marks. [ans: 87.33]
No.
of
students
15
40
32
62
65
145
116
118
100
125
76
151
103
71
85
80
122
132
95
142
110
6. The firm gives bonus of Rs. 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 for individuals in the
respective salary groups exceeding Rs. 80, exceeding Rs. 80 but not
exceeding Rs. 100 and so on upto exceeding Rs. 140 but not exceeding Rs.
160. Find the average bonus paid per employee. [ans: Rs. 19]
13. The table given below represents the daily wage distribution of 130 workers.
Find out the range of income of the middle 60% workers.
Wages
(Rs.
Workers)
No. of Workers
Per
>70
>85
>100
>115
>130
>145
130
122
109
79
44
26
5
14. Find the median, two quartiles, 4th decile and the 80th percentile. Calculate
the median and the quartiles for the following data:
7. The mean mark of 100 students was found to be 40. Later on it was
discovered that a score 53 was misread as 83. Find the correct mean
corresponding to the correct score. What will be the mean mark when the
wrong score is omitted? [ans: 39.7 & 39.57]
85
8. An aeroplanes travels the distance of 2500, 1200 and 500 kms. at speed 500,
400 and 250 km/hr. respectively. Find the average speed for the entire trip,
commenting on the choice of your average. [ans: 420 km/hr]
65
59
9. Calculate the arithmetic mean, geometric mean and harmonic mean of the
following observations 32, 35, 36, 37, 39, 41, 43 and show that AM>GM>HM.
[ans: 37.57, 37.41, 37.23]
50
10. The mean mark for a group of 250 students is 57. If 3 students got mark
between 0-10, 8 students between 10 20, 11 students between 20 30, 15
students between 30 40, 25 students between 50 60, 40 students
between 60 70, 2 students between 80 90 and 1 student between 90
100; find the number of students getting marks between 40 50 and 70 80,
if the maximum mark of the test was 100. [ans: 60, 85]
11. Find the missing frequencies in the following distributions, if N = 100 and
the median of the distribution is 30. [ans: 15, 10]
Marks:
No. of students
0 10
10
10 20
-
20 30
25
30 40
30
12. Calculate the mode from the following data: [Ans: 44 marks]
Marks:
0 10
10 20
20 40
of
worker
900
Workers of A: 33
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
30
24
21
18
12
Workers of B: 32
22
15
12
10
6
2
1
40 50
16. You are given two variables A and B. Using quartiles deviation state which is
more variable:
A Value:
40 50
No.
Frequency:
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
15
33
56
103
40
32
10
B Value:
Frequency:
100
8
150
200
12
250
13
22
300
6
350
400
Ans: For A Q1=25, Q3=35 and Coeff. Of Q.D=0.17 & For B Q1=150,
Q3=250 and Coeff. Of Q.D=0.25
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
17. Weights of a group of individuals are given below in kgs. Find out the mean,
standard deviation, coefficient of s.d and the coefficient of variation:
Weights (kg) above: 0
10
20
30
40
No. of persons:
100
88
55
25
18. For a group containing 100 observations the arithmetic mean and standard
deviation are 8 and
10.5
observations, the mean and the standard deviation are 10 and 2 respectively.
Find the arithmetic mean and the standard deviation of the other half.
[Ans:
=6,
-10 to 0
0-10
10-20
20-30
30-40
No. of Comp:
27
19
24
49
87
31
=22.09,
=13.55]
20. An analysis of the monthly wages paid to the workers in two firms A and B
belonging to the same industry gives the following result:
Firm A
No. of workers:
i)
ii)
iii)
Test
1
2
3
4
5
6
Marks of A
44
80
76
4
52
72
Marks of B
48
75
54
60
63
69
Who is better?
Who is intelligent?
If the consistency of performance is the criteria for awarding a prize,
get the prize?
Firm B
500
600
7
68
72
8
56
51
who should
22. The following are the monthly salaries in rupees of 30 employees in a firm:
140
=3]
Rs. 575
100
19. The following data relate to the profit/loss made by various companies
during 1981-92
Rs. 586
81
21. Following are the marks obtained by two students A and B in 10 test of 100
marks each:
10
139
129
142
133
126
144
116
114
148
123
100
134
104
88
63
95
62
69
80
77
148
85
99
132
106
103 108
118
123
The firm gave bonus of Rs. 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 for individuals in the
respective salary groups, exceeding 60 but not exceeding 75, exceeding 75
but not exceeding 150. Find the average bonus paid and the standard
deviation.
23. Draw Lorenz curve for the following data:
No. of Persons
13
10
5
4
Wealth
78
100
75
80
(000)Rs.
24. The mean and standard deviation of a sample of size 10 were found to be
9.5 and 2.5 respectively. Later on, an additional observation became
available. This was 15.0 which is included in the original sample. Find the
mean and the standard deviation of the 11 observation.
25. The price of mansuli rice per Kg for the last seven days in two markets are
recorded below:
Price
Days
Market
Sunday
8.0
Monday
8.5
Tuesday
9.0
Wednesday
9.25
Thursday
9.25
Frida
10.0
pe
X
Market
8.5
8.5
9.25
r
Y
Kg
.
Which market shows greater variance in price?
9.5
9.5
26. An analysis of the monthly wages paid to workers in two firms A and B
belonging to the same industry gives the following result.
No. of Workers:
Average wages:
Variance of wage distribution
Firm A
160
260
100
Firm
150
275
121
[a
s: 25]