Class 10 Maths Chapter 14 Statistics MCQs For Practice
1. In the formula
mean = a + (fidi/ fi),
for finding the mean of grouped data di’s are deviations from a of
(a) lower limits of the classes
(b) upper limits of the classes
(c) mid points of the classes
(d) frequencies of the class mark
2. In the following distribution:
Monthly income range (in Rs) Number of families
Income more than Rs 10000 100
Income more than Rs 13000 85
Income more than Rs 16000 69
Income more than Rs 19000 50
Income more than Rs 22000 33
Income more than Rs 25000 15
the number of families having income range (in Rs) 16000 – 19000 is
(a) 15
(b) 16
(c) 17
(d) 19
3. 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 modal class is
(a) 15
(b) 25
(c) 30
(d) 35
4. 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 the lower limit of the modal class is
(a) 0
(b) 19
(c) 20
(d) 38
5. If xi’s are the mid points of the class intervals of grouped data, fi’s are the corresponding frequencies and
X is the mean, then (fixi - X) is equal to
(a) 0
(b) –1
(c) 1
(d) 2
6. The mean of the following distribution is:
Class 1-3 3-5 5-7 7-10
Frequency 9 22 27 17
(a) 4.5
(b) 6.5
(c) 4.8
(d) 5.5
7.
8. Mode is the
(a) middle most value
(b) observation with least frequency
(c) observation with maximum frequency
(d) none of these
9. The algebraic sum of the deviations of a frequency distribution from its mean is always
(a) zero
(b) greater than zero
(c) non-zero number
(d) less than zero
10. The measure of central tendency cannot be determined graphically is
(a) Mean
(b) Median
(c) Mode
(d) None of these
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