Class – 10th Sub - Math Chap.

– Statistics
f 1−f o
Mode = l+ ×h
2 f 1−f 0−f 2
Where,
l = lower limit of the modal class
f 1= frequency of the modal class
f 0= frequency of the class preceding the modal class
f 2= frequency of the class succeeding the modal class

Mean of ungrouped data

x 1 + x 2+ x3 +…+ x n ∑ x
X= =
n n

Mean of ground data

Direct method:
f 1 x 1 + f 2 x 2 +…+ f n x n ∑ f i x i
Mean X = =
f 1+ f 2 +…+f
n ∑ fi
Assumed mean method
d i=x i− A

Mean ( X )=A +
∑ f i di
∑ fi

Median of ungrouped data

For finding the median of ungrouped data, we first arrange the data in ascending order.
If n is odd, median =
2( )
n+1
th observation

If n is even, median =
1 n
2 2 [ ( )]
n
th + +1 th observation
2

Median of grouped data

π
To find median class, we locate the class whose cumulative frequency is greater than (nearest to)
2
Median of a ground or continuous frequency

( )
n
−cf
distribution = 2
l+ ×h
f
where, l = lower limit of the median class
n = number of observation
 f = frequency of the median class
h = size of the median class (assuming class size to be equal)
cf = cumulative frequency of the class preceding the median class

MCQs

1. While computing mean of a ground data, we assume that the frequencies are
(a) Centered at the power limits of the classes
(b) Centered at the upper limits of the classes
(c) Centered at the class marks of the classes
(d) Evenly distributed over all the classes
2. The graphical representation of a cumulative frequency distribution is called
(a) Bar graph (b) histogram (c) frequency polygon (d) ogive
3. Construction of a cumulative frequency table is useful in determining the
(a) Mean (b) median (c) mode (d) all of the above
4. The class mark of the class 15.5 – 20.5 is
(a) 15.5 (b) 20.5 (c) 18 (d) 5

5. In the formula, mode = l+ ( f 1 −f o

)
2 f 1 −f 0 −f 2
× h , f 2 is

(a) Frequency of the model class (b) frequency of the second class
(c)frequency of the class preceding the model class
(d) frequency of the class succeeding the model class
6. Consider the following distribution:

Marks obtained Number of students

Less than 10 5
Less than 20 12
Less than 30 22
Less than 40 29
Less than 50 38
Less than 60 47

The frequency of the class 50-60 is

(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 38 (d) 47

7. For the following distribution

Class 0-8 8-16 16-24 24-32 32-40

Frequency 12 26 10 9 13

The sum of upper limits of the median class and model class is
(a) 24 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 16
8. The runs scrod by a batsman in 35 different matches are given below:

Runs scored 0-15 15-30 30-45 45-60 60-75 75-90

Frequency 5 7 4 8 8 3

The number of matches in which the batsman scored less than 60 runs are
(a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 8 (d) 19
9. Consider the following frequency distribution of the height of 60 students of a class

Height (in cm) Number of students

150 – 155 15
155 – 160 13
160 – 165 10
165 – 170 8
170 – 175 9
175 – 180 5

The sum of the lower limit of the model class and upper limit of the median class is

(a) 310 (b) 315 (c) 320 (d) 330

10. The class marks of the class 18 – 22 is
(a) 4 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 20
11. ∑ f i=18 , ∑ f i x i=2p + 24 and mean of any distribution is 2, then p is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 6

12. In the formula x=a +h

( ∑ fi )
∑ f i ui , for finding the mean of a ground frequency distribution, u =
ci

x +a x −a a−x i
(a) i (b) h( x¿¿ i−a)¿ (c) i (d)
h h h
13. The abscissa of the point intersection of the less than type and of the more than type cumulative
frequency curve of a ground data gives its
(a) Mean (b) median (c) mode (d) all of these
14. The arithmetic mean 1, 2, 3….. n is
n+1 n n−1 n
(a) (b) (c) (d) + 1
2 2 2 2
15. For the following distribution

Class 0-5 5-10 10 - 15 15 – 20 20 - 25

Frequency 10 15 12 20 9

The sum of lower limits of the median class and model class is
(a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 35
16. Consider following frequency distribution

Class 0–5 6 - 11 12 - 17 18 – 23 24 – 29
Frequency 13 10 15 8 11

The upper limits of the median class is

(a) 17 (b) 17.5 (c) 18 (d) 18.5
17. Consider the following distribution:

Marks Number of students

Below 10 3
Below 20 12
Below 30 27
Below 40 57
Below 50 75
 Below 60 80

The modal class is

(a) 10 - 20 (b) 20 - 30 (c) 30 - 40 (d) 50 - 60

18. Consider the data:

Class 65 – 85 85 - 105 105 - 125 125 - 145 145 - 165 165 - 185 185 – 205
Frequency 4 5 13 20 14 7 4

The difference of the upper limit of the median class and lower limit of the model class is

(a) 0 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 38

19. The time in seconds, taken by 150 athletes to run a 110 m hurdle race are tabulated below:

Class 13.8 - 14 14 – 14.2 14.2 – 14.4 14.4 – 14.6 14. 6 – 14.8 14.8 – 15
Frequency 2 4 5 71 48 20

The number of athletes who completed the race in less than 14.6 second is:

(a) 11 (b) 71 (c) 82 (d) 130

20. Consider the following distribution:

Marks obtained Number of students

More than or equal to 0 63
More than or equal to 10 58
More than or equal to 20 55
More than or equal to 30 51
More than or equal to 40 48
More than or equal to 50 42

The frequency of the class 30-40 is

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 48 (d) 51

Answers
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (d) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (d) 11. (d) 12. (c) 13. (b)
14. (a) 15. (b) 16. (b) 17. (c) 18. (c) 19. (c) 20. (a)

Short answer question - I

1. If x 'i sare mid-points of the class intervals of a ground data. f i ' s are the corresponding frequencies
and x is the mean, then find ∑ f i (x i ¿−x). ¿ Ans. 0
2. Consider the following frequency distribution.

Class 0-5 6-11 12 - 17 18 – 23 24 - 29

Frequency 13 10 15 8 11

Find the upper limit of median class. Ans. 17.5

3. Find the median class of the following distribution: Ans. 30 - 40

 Class 0 -10 10 -20 20-30 30 - 40 40 - 5 50 – 60 60 - 60
Frequency 4 4 8 10 12 8 4

4. Find the class marks of classes 15.5 – 18.5and 50 – 75. Ans. 62.5

Short answer question –II

1. If the mean of the following distribution is 6, find the value of p. Ans. 7

x 2 4 6 10 P+5
f 3 2 3 1 2

2. Find the mean of the following distribution: Ans. 9

x 4 6 9 10 15
f 5 10 10 7 8

3. The following table gives the number of participants in a yoga camp. Ans. 58.205

Age (in year 20 – 30 30 - 40 40 - 50 50 - 60 60 – 70

No. of participants 8 40 58 90 83

Find the modal of the participants.

4. The distribution below gives the weights of 30 students of a class. Find the median weight of the
students. Ans. 56.67 kg

Weight (in kg) 40 - 45 45 - 50 50 - 55 55 - 60 60 - 65 65 - 70 70 - 75

No. of students 2 3 8 6 6 3 2

5. The lengths of 40 leaves of a plant are measured correctly to the nearest millimetre, and the data
obtained is represented in the following table:
Length (in mm) 118 – 126 127 - 135 136 – 144 145 - 153 154 – 162 163 - 171 172 – 180
No. of leaves 3 5 9 12 5 4 2

Ans. 146.75 mm

Long answer questions

1. Find the mean of the following frequency distribution. Ans. 50

Class 0 - 20 20 - 40 40 - 60 60 - 80 80 - 100
Frequency 17 28 32 24 19

2. The following distribution shows the daily pocket allowance of children of a locality. The mean
pocket allowance is ₹18. Find the missing frequency f. Ans. 20

Daily pocket 11 - 13 13 - 15 15 - 17 17 - 19 19 - 21 21 -23 23 - 25

Allowance (in ₹)
Number of children 7 6 9 13 f 5 4
3. The distribution below gives the marks of 100 students of a class.

Marks 0-5 5 - 10 10 - 15 15 - 20 20 - 25 25 - 30 30 – 35 35 – 40
No. of students 4 6 10 10 25 22 18 5

Draw a less than type and a more than type ogive from the given data. Hence, obtain the median
marks from the graph. Ans. median marks 24
4. For the following frequency distribution, draw a cumulative frequency curve (ogive) of ‘more then
type’ and hence obtain the median value.

Class 0 - 10 10 - 20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40 - 50 50 - 60 60 - 70
Frequency 5 15 20 23 17 11 9

5. A survey was conducted by a group of students as a part of their environment awareness

programme, in which they collected the following data regarding the number of plants in 20 houses
in a locality. Find the mean number of plants per house.

Number of plants 0 - 2 2-4 4-6 6-8 8 - 10 10 - 12 12 - 14

Number of houses 1 2 1 5 6 2 3

Which method did you use for finding the mean and why? Ans. 8.1

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