Scribd
Upload
59 views

Assignment # 1

Uploaded by

husnainabbas98h
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
59 views

Assignment # 1

Uploaded by

husnainabbas98h
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 3

Assignment # 1

Last Date of Submission: 15-02-2024


Measures of Central Tendency

Q#1: Define following terms:

a) Arithmetic Mean, Median, Mode, Quartiles, Deciles, Percentiles.


b) Explain the importance of above measures.

Q#2: Given the following frequency distribution of weights, calculate

(i) arithmetic mean (ii) median and (iii) mode.

Weight 65-84 85-104 105-124 125-144 145-164 165-184 185-204


(grams)
f 9 10 17 10 5 4 5

Q#3: Compute the (i) arithmetic mean (ii) all quartiles, and (iii) 1st, 4th and 7th decile.

for the following frequency distribution of annual death rates:

Death 3.5-4.4 4.5-5.4 5.5-6.4 6.5-7.4 7.5-8.4 8.5-9.4 9.5-10.4 10.5-11.4


Rate
f 1 4 5 13 12 19 13 10

Q#4: The following distribution relates to the number of assistants in 50 retail establishments.

No of 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
assistants
f 3 4 6 7 10 6 5 5 3 1
Find the median number of assistants. Also calculate 5th and 7th decile.

Q#6: Compute the median and quartiles of the following data of weights of milk pack.

252, 250, 249, 245, 256, 243, 258, 250, 239, 241, 252, 253, 247, 250.

Q#7: Calculate the median, the upper and lower quartiles from the following data.

Class-Interval Frequency
Under 25 222
25 - 29 405
30 – 34 508
35 – 39 520
40 – 44 525
45 – 49 490
50 – 54 457
55 – 59 416
60 and over 166
Also compute the 90th percentile.

Q#8: The following table shows the distribution of the maximum loads in shorts supported by
certain cables produced by a company.

Max. Loads No. of cables Max. Loads No. of cables


9.8 – 10.2 7 11.3 – 11.7 14
10.3 – 10.7 12 11.8 – 12.2 6
10.8 – 11.2 17 12.3 – 12.7 4
Determine the mode, 3rd decile and 75th percentile.

Q#9: Calculate the mode and 50th percentile for the distribution of examination marks given in
following table.

Marks 30 – 39 40 – 49 50 – 59 60 – 69 70 – 79 80 – 89 90 – 99
f 8 87 190 304 211 85 20

Measures of Dispersion

Q#10: a) Differentiate between absolute and relative measures of dispersion.

b) Define following terms:

Range, Quartile deviation, Mean deviation, Variance, Standard Deviation.

Q#11: The marks obtained by 15 students are given below:

45, 32, 37, 46, 39, 36, 41, 48, 36, 47, 59, 38, 79, 72, 33.

Find the Range and co-efficient of dispersion.

Q#12: Find the Quartile Deviation and Mean Deviation from the following data

Income per 41 – 50 51 – 60 61 – 70 71 – 80 81 – 90 91 – 100


week (Rs.)
No. of 30 36 43 104 73 14
Earners
Q#13: Compute Quartile Deviation and Mean Deviation from the arithmetic mean of the
following set of examination marks.

Marks 0–9 10 – 19 20 – 29 30 – 39 40 – 49 50 – 59 60 – 69 70 – 79
F 2 3 8 24 27 40 11 5

Q#14: Calculate Quartile Deviation and Mean Deviation from median, of the following set of
examination marks:

78, 49, 45, 32, 37, 46, 39, 36, 41, 48 and 36.

Q#15: A population of N = 10 has the observations 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 26 and 28. Find
its variance and standard deviation.

Q#16: The following are the scores made by two batsmen A and B in a series of innings:

A 12 15 6 73 7 19 199 36 84 29
B 47 12 76 48 4 51 37 48 13 0
Who is better as a run getter? Who is more consistent player?

Q#17: Find the co-efficient of variation from the following data.

Weight 118-126 127-135 136-144 145-153 154-162 163-171 172-180


F 3 5 9 12 5 4 2

You might also like