Statistics

STATISTICS
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. The relationship between mean, median and mode for a moderately skewed
distribution is
A. mode = median – 2 mean

B. mode = 3 median – 2 mean
C. mode = 2 median – 3 mean
D. mode = median – mean
2. Mean of 100 items is 49. It was discovered that three items which should
have been 60, 70, 80 were wrongly read as 40, 20, 50 respectively. The correct
mean is
A. 48
B. 49
C. 50
D. 60
3. Which of the following can not be determined graphically?
A. Mean
B. Median
C. Mode
D. None of these
4. Mode is the
A. middle most frequent value

B. least frequent value
C. maximum frequent value
D. none of these
Directions: In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed

by a statement of reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
5. Assertion (A): If the value of mode and mean is 60 and 66 respectively, then
the value of median is 64.
Reason (R): Median = (mode + 2 mean)
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
1. Answer: B
2. Answer: C
3. Answer: A
4. Answer: C
5. Correct Answer is Option (c)
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
Q6.
Construct the cumulative frequency distribution of the following distribution:
Class 12.5 – 17.5 17.5 – 22.5 22.5 – 27.5 27.5 – 32.5 32.5 – 37.5
Frequency 2 22 19 14 13
Q7. In a continuous frequency distribution, the median of the data is 21. If each
observation is increased by 5, then find the new median.
Q8. In the following distribution, find the frequency of Class 30 – 40
Marks Obtained No of students
0 or more 63
10 or more 58
20 or more 55
30 or more 51
40 or more 48
50 or more 42
Q9. The average score of boys in the examination of a school is 71 and that
of the girls is 73. The average score of the school in the examination is 71.8.
Find the ratio of number of boys to the number of girls who appeared in the
examination.
Q 10. For The following distribution, find the sum of lower limits of the median
class and the modal class
Class 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25
Frequency 10 15 12 20 9
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

Q11. Daily wages of 110 workers, obtained in a survey, are tabulated below:
Daily Wages (in Rs. ) Number of Workers
100-120 10
120-140 15
140-160 20
160-180 22
180-200 18
200-220 12
220-240 13
Compute the mean daily wages and modal daily wages of these workers
Q12. The median of the following data is 868. Find the values of x and y, if the
total frequency is 100.
Class Frequenc
Interval y
800 – 820 7
820 – 840 14
840 – 860 x
860 – 880 25
880 – 900 y
900 – 920 10
920 – 940 5
Q13. If the median of a distribution given below is 28.5 then, find the value of
x&y
Class Interval Frequency

0-10 5
10-20 x
20-30 20
30-40 15
40-50 y
50-60 5
Total 60
Q14. A survey regarding the heights (in cm) of 51 girls of Class of a school was
conducted and the following data were obtained:
Height (in cm) Number of girls

Less than 140 4
Less than 145 11
Less than 150 29
Less than 155 40
Less than 160 46
Less than 165 51
Find the median height.
Q15. The following tables give the production yield per hectare of wheat of
100 farms of a village.
Production Yield 50-55 55-60 60-65 65-70 70-75 75-80

Number of farms 2 8 12 24 38 16
Change the distribution to a more than type distribution.
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
Q16. An aircraft has 120 passenger seats. The number of seats occupied during
100 flights are given in the following table:
Number of seats 100-104 104-108 108-112 112-116 116-200
Frequency 15 20 32 18 15
Determine the mean number of seats occupied over the flights.

Q17. The following data gives the distribution of the total monthly household
expenditure of 200 families of a village. Find the modal monthly expenditure of
the families. Also, find the mean monthly expenditure:
Expenditur
e Number of families
1000-1500 24
1500-2000 40
2000-2500 33
2500-3000 28
3000-3500 30
3500-4000 22
4000-4500 16
4500-5000 7
Q18. If the median of a distribution given below is 28.5 then, find the value of
an x &y.
Class Frequenc
Interval y
0-10 5
44105 x
20-30 20
30-40 15
40-50 y
50-60 5
Total 60
Q19. A survey regarding the heights (in cm) of 51 girls of Class X of a school was
conducted and the following data were obtained:
Height (in cm) Number of girls
Less than 140 4
Less than 145 11
Less than 150 29
Less than 155 40
Less than 160 46
Less than 165 51
CASE STUDY QUESTIONS

Q20.
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an
ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It was first identified in
December 2019 in Wuhan, China. During survey, the ages of 80 patients
infected by COVID and admitted in the one of the City hospital were recorded
and the collected data is represented in the less than cumulative frequency
distribution table.
Age (in years) Below 15 Below 25 Below 35 Below 45 Below 55 Below 65

No of patients 6 17 38 61 75 80
Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

(a) Find the modal class interval.
(b) Find the median class interval
(c) Find the modal age of the patients admitted in the hospital.
OR
(c) Find the median age of the patients admitted in the hospital.
Q21.
Electricity energy consumption is the form of energy consumption that uses
electric energy. Global electricity consumption continues to increase faster
than world population, leading to an increase in the average amount of
electricity consumed per person (per capita electricity consumption).
A survey is conducted for 56 families of a Colony A. The following tables gives
the weekly consumption of electricity of these families.
Weekly consumption (in
0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
units)
No. of families 16 12 18 6 4 0
The similar survey is conducted for 80 families of Colony B and the data is
recorded as below:
Weekly consumption (in
units) 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
No. of families 0 5 10 20 40 5
Refer to data received from Colony A

1. The median weekly consumption is
a) 12 units
b) 16 units
c) 20 units
d) None of these
2. The mean weekly consumption is

a) 19.64 units
b) 22.5 units
c) 26 units
d) None of these
3. The modal class of the above data is I

a) 0-10
b) 10-20
c) 20-30
d) 30-40
Refer to data received from Colony B

4. The modal weekly consumption is
a) 38.2 units
b) 43.6 units
c) 26 units
d) 32 units
5. The mean weekly consumption is

a) 15.65 units
b) 32.8 units
c) 38.75 units
d) 48 units

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STATISTICS

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

A. mode = median – 2 mean

3. Which of the following can not be determined graphically?

A. middle most frequent value

Directions: In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

Class Interval Frequency

Height (in cm) Number of girls

Find the median height.

Production Yield 50-55 55-60 60-65 65-70 70-75 75-80

Change the distribution to a more than type distribution.

LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

Determine the mean number of seats occupied over the flights.

CASE STUDY QUESTIONS

Age (in years) Below 15 Below 25 Below 35 Below 45 Below 55 Below 65

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

Refer to data received from Colony A

2. The mean weekly consumption is

3. The modal class of the above data is I

Refer to data received from Colony B

5. The mean weekly consumption is

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