Graphic Era University,Dehradun

Measure of Central Tendency

1.Find the arithmetic mean for the following sets of observations:
125, 132, 127, 139, 140, 142, 137, 122, 120 and 130
13.1, 15.2, 11.9, 10.2, 12.5, 14.3, 11.2, 10.8
[ Answers: a) 131.4
2.

b) 12.4

Calculate the mean for the following data:

xi:
fi:

12
5

14
10

16
15

18
12

20
8

22
3

[ Answer: 16.6415 ]
3.

Find the arithmetic mean for the following distribution:

Marks:
No. of students

4.

0-10
10-20
6
11
[ Answer: 22.91 ]

20-30
15

30-40
8

40-50
3

Calculate the arithmetic mean for the following data giving daily wages of workers.
Wages in Rs.:
No. of workers:

20-40
7

40-60
12

60-80
16

80-100
13

100-120
13

120-140
4

[ Answer: 77.69 ]
5.

Find the mean for the following data:

Age in years
Less than 10
Less than 20
Less than 30
Less than 40
Less than 50
Less than 60

No. of persons
15
33
54
80
97
100

[ Answer: 27.1 ]
6.

If the mean for the following data is Rs.56/-, find the missing frequency.
Wages in Rs.:
No. of persons:

30-40
10

40-50
20

50-60
40

60-70

70-80
8

80-90
6

[ Answer: 16 ]
7.

Find the missing frequencies if the mean is 21.9 and the total of frequencies is 75.
Class Interval:
Frequencies:

0-5
2

5-10
5

10-15
7

[ Answer: 13 and 21 ]

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15-20

20-25

25-30
16

30-35
8

35-40
3

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1.

Find the median of the following sets of observations:

43, 30, 44, 67, 35, 40, 59
[ 43 ]
16, 19, 27, 10, 5, 7, 12, 15

[ 13.5 ]

2.Calculate the median of the following distribution:

xi:
fi:

15
7

20
15

25
19

30
23

35
20

40
15

45
8

50
5

[ Answer: 30 ]
3.

Find the median for the following data representing heights of 45 students.
Ht. in cms:
No. of students:

4.

170-174
15

174-178
6

178-182
2

Calculate the median wage for the following data:

Wages in Rs.:
No. of workers:

5.

158-162 162-166 166-170

3
7
12
[ Answer: 170.13 cms ]

Less than 35
24
[ Rs.41.16 ]

35 40
62

40 45
99

45 50
18

Over 50
15

35 50
18

50 65
32

65 80
18

Above 80
12

For the following data, find the median age.

Age in years:
No. of persons:

Below 35
20
[ 55.625 years ]

6.
If the median height for the following distribution is 162.5 cms, find the missing
frequency.
Height in cms:
No. of students:

150 155
3

155 160
6

[ Answer: 5 ]

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160 165
8

165 170

170 175
3

175 180
1

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1.

Calculate the value of mode from the following data:

Income in Rs.
No. of persons:

200 400
16

400 600
34

600 800
60

800-1000
37

1000-1200
13

[ Answer: Rs.706.12 ]
2.

The following data gives the consumption of electricity. Calculate the value of mode.
No. of Units:
No. of consumers:

0 -100
9

100-200
18

200-300
35

300-400
32

400-500
28

500-600
10

[ Answer: 285 units ]

3.

If the mode for the following distribution is 130, find the missing frequency.
Class Interval:
Frequency:

60-75
3

75-90
3

90-105
6

105-120

120-135
7

135-150
6

105-120
5

120-135
7

135-150
6

[ Answer: 5 ]
4.

Find the mean, median and mode for the following data.
Class Interval:
Frequency:

60-75
3

75-90
3

90-105
6

[ Answer: Mean = 111.15, Median = 114, Mode = 130 ]

5`.
If the median and mode of the following distribution are 33.5 and 34 respectively, find
the missing frequencies.
Wages in Rs.:
No. of Workers:

0-10
4

10-20
16

20-30

30-40

[ Answer: 60, 100 and 40 ]

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40-50

50-60
6

60-70
4

Total
230