P R C - 2 Q u a n t i t a t i v e M e t h o d s

M u h a m m a d K a s h i f R a n a
( A P F A , C A ( f ) , C M A ( f ) , C F M A , C I P F A A f f i l . A F A )

Collection, Tabulation and Presentation of Data

Q.1 Give 3 examples of each.
a. Qualitative variable
b. Discrete variable
c. Continuous variable

Q.2 Classify the following variables as Discrete, Continuous or Qualitative.

a. Monthly income of the resident of Lahore.
b. Colour of the toys produced by a machine.
c. Blood pressure of the patients under observation in a hospital.
d. Opinions about the working conditions in an organization given by its employees.
e. Number of road accidents per day on a highway.
f. Minimum daily-temperature of Multan.
g. Drinking habit of a person.
h. Age of a person.

Q.3 Identify the Population and the Sample in each of the following cases:
a. To estimate the average monthly income per family of the residents of Lahore, 100 residents from
different parts of the city are interviewed.
b. To study the performance of a machine, every 20th article produced by the machine is inspected.
c. To know the adverse effects, if any, of a newly introduced medicine, patients treated by that medicine in
three hospitals of Multan are kept under observation.
d. To study the job satisfaction of the employees of an organization, a questionnaire is distributed to the
employees of that organization.

Q.4 The following figures give the number of children born to 50 women.
2 6 1 5 4 3 3 7 3 2
3 2 3 0 5 2 1 4 3 7
1 3 2 6 5 3 2 2 10 3
5 3 2 4 2 4 6 8 7 3
7 5 8 5 3 1 3 9 3 2
Construct an ungrouped frequency distribution of these data.
Q.5
C. l Frequency
0.0 – 1.9 5
2.0 – 3.9 5
4.0 – 5.9 2
6.0 – 7.9 4
8.0 – 9.9 3
10.0 – 11.9 4
12.0 – 13.9 1
14.0 – 15.9 1
Total 25

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M u h a m m a d K a s h i f R a n a
( A P F A , C A ( f ) , C M A ( f ) , C F M A , C I P F A A f f i l . A F A )

a. Find class boundaries and mid points of the intervals.

b. Find relative frequency distribution.
c. Find cumulative frequency distribution “less than” and “more than”.

Q.6 The masses measured to the nearest kg, of 50 days are noted and the frequency distribution is formed.
Mass (kg) 60 – 64 65 – 69 70 – 74 75 – 79 80 – 84 85 – 89
Frequency 2 6 12 14 10 6
Construct cumulative and de-cumulative frequency distribution.

Q.7 A record was made of the number of absences per day from a factory over 35 days with the following
results.
Absentees 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
No. of days (f) 5 7 9 6 4 2 1 1
a. On how many days were there fewer than 4 people absent?
b. On how many days were there at least 4 people absent?
c. What is the total number of absences over the whole 35 days?

Q.8 For the following frequency distribution, find class limits and class boundaries of the intervals.
Mid Points 5.5 15.5 25.5 35.5 45.5 55.5
Frequency 7 12 23 36 21 5

Q.9 The frequency distribution given below is incomplete. Determine the missing values.
Class Limits frequency R.F.
6 – 11 ? 0.06
12 – 17 23 ?
18 – 23 ? 0.34
24 – 29 17 ?
30 – 35 ? ?
36 - 41 ? 0.08
Total 100 1.00

Q.10 Determine the missing values in the following grouped data.

Class Limits frequency C.F.
7.5 – 7.9 ? ?
8.0 – 8.4 11 14
8.5 – 8.9 ? 32
9.0 – 9.4 9 ?
9.5 – 9.9 ? 48
10.0 – 10.4 ? ?
Total 50

Q.11 Convert the given “less than” cumulative frequency distribution to a frequency distribution:
U.C.B 0.35 0.65 0.95 1.25 1.55 1.85 2.15 2.45 2.75 3.05
C.F< 1 7 14 24 40 54 63 72 77 80

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M u h a m m a d K a s h i f R a n a
( A P F A , C A ( f ) , C M A ( f ) , C F M A , C I P F A A f f i l . A F A )

Q.12 In a sample study about coffee habit in two towns in the year 2015, the following information was
received.
Town A: Females were 40%; total coffee drinkers were 45% and male non-coffee drinkers were 20%
Town B: Males were 55%; Males non coffee drinkers were 30% and female coffee drinkers were 15%
Present the above data in a tabular form.

Q.13 Find adjusted frequency by assuming standard class interval size of 1 for the following frequency
distribution.
Class 10 – 11 12 – 14 15 – 19 20 – 29 30 – 34 35 – 39 40 – 42
Frequency 4 12 25 60 25 15 6

Q.14 Find angles of sector to draw pie chart from the following data.
Customer’s residence Frequency
East 7
West 8
South 12
Central 10
North 3

Q.15 The following data are the weights of 40 students in a college. Construct stem-and-leaf display of the
data.
138 164 150 132 144 125 149 157 146 158
140 147 136 148 152 144 168 126 138 176
163 119 154 165 146 173 142 147 135 153
140 135 161 145 135 142 150 156 145 128

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 P R C - 2 Q u a n t i t a t i v e M e t h o d s
M u h a m m a d K a s h i f R a n a
( A P F A , C A ( f ) , C M A ( f ) , C F M A , C I P F A A f f i l . A F A )

Answers:
Q.1
No. Qualitative Discrete Continuous
1 Marital Status No. of units damaged Age of a person
2 Gender No. of calls received Time taken to win a race
3 Blood group No. of rooms in a house Blood pressure

Q.2
a. Continuous b. Qualitative c. Continuous d. Qualitative
e. Discrete f. Continuous g. Qualitative h. Continuous

Q.3
No. Population Sample
a. Residents of Lahore 100 residents
b. All articles produced by the machine Every 20th article
c. All patients in Multan Patients treated in three hospitals
d. All employees of an organization None

Q.4
x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
f 1 4 10 14 4 6 3 4 2 1 1

Q.5
C. l C.B Frequency Mid-Points R.F=F/TF C. F < C.F >
0.0 – 1.9 -0.05 – 1.95 5 0.95 0.20 5 25
2.0 – 3.9 1.95 – 3.95 5 2.95 0.20 10 20
4.0 – 5.9 3.95 – 5.95 2 4.95 0.08 12 15
6.0 – 7.9 5.95 – 7.95 4 6.95 0.16 16 13
8.0 – 9.9 7.95 – 9.95 3 8.95 0.12 19 9
10.0 – 11.9 9.95 – 11.95 4 10.95 0.16 23 6
12.0 – 13.9 11.95 – 13.95 1 12.95 0.04 24 2
14.0 – 15.9 13.95 – 15.95 1 14.95 0.04 25 1
Total 25 1.00

Q.6
C.B. Frequency Cumulative De-cumulative
59.5 – 64.5 2 2 50
64.5 – 59.5 6 8 48
59.5 – 74.5 12 20 42
74.5 – 79.5 14 34 30
79.5 – 84.5 10 44 16
84.5 – 89.5 6 50 6

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 P R C - 2 Q u a n t i t a t i v e M e t h o d s
M u h a m m a d K a s h i f R a n a
( A P F A , C A ( f ) , C M A ( f ) , C F M A , C I P F A A f f i l . A F A )

Q.7
a. 27 b. 8 c. 82

Q.8
X f C.B. C.l
5.5 7 0.5 – 10.5 1 – 10
15.5 12 10.5 – 20.5 11 – 20
25.5 23 20.5 – 30.5 21 – 30
35.5 36 30.5 – 40.5 31 – 40
45.5 21 40.5 – 50.5 41 – 50
55.5 11 50.5 – 60.5 51 – 60
h = 15.5 – 5.5 = 10
h/2 = 10/2 = 5.0 is now subtracted from and added to the mid-points getting boundaries as shown in the
above table.
Q.9
Class Limits frequency R.F.
6 – 11 6 0.06
12 – 17 23 0.23
18 – 23 34 0.34
24 – 29 17 0.17
30 – 35 12 0.12
36 - 41 8 0.08
Total 100 1.00
Q.10
Class Limits frequency C.F.
7.5 – 7.9 3 3
8.0 – 8.4 11 14
8.5 – 8.9 18 32
9.0 – 9.4 9 41
9.5 – 9.9 7 48
10.0 – 10.4 2 50
Total 50
Q.11
U.C.B C.B. C.F< f
0.35 0.05 – 0.35 1 1
0.65 0.35 – 0.65 7 6
0.95 0.65 – 0.95 14 7
1.25 0.95 – 1.25 24 10
1.55 1.25 – 1.55 40 16
1.85 1.55 – 1.85 54 14
2.15 1.85 – 2.15 63 9
2.45 2.15 – 2.45 72 9
2.75 2.45 – 2.75 77 5
3.05 2.75 – 3.05 80 3

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M u h a m m a d K a s h i f R a n a
( A P F A , C A ( f ) , C M A ( f ) , C F M A , C I P F A A f f i l . A F A )

Q.12
Town A Town B
Male Female Total Male Female Total
Coffee Drinkers 40 5 45* 25 15* 40
Non-Coffee Drinkers 20* 35 55 30* 30 60
Total 60 40* 100 55* 45 100
Q.13
Class Adjusted
Class Limits Frequency C.B.
Interval (h) Frequency
10 – 11 4 9.5 – 11.5 2 4/2 = 2
12 – 14 12 11.5 – 14.5 3 12/3 = 4
15 – 19 25 14.5 – 19.5 5 25/5 = 5
20 – 29 60 19.5 – 29.5 10 60/10 = 6
30 – 34 25 29.5 – 34.5 5 25/5 = 5
35 – 39 15 34.5 – 39.5 5 15/5 = 3
40 – 42 6 39.5 – 42.5 3 6/3 = 2
Q.14
Customer’s residence Frequency Angle
East 7 63 = (7/40)360
West 8 72 = (8/40)360
South 12 108 = (12/40)360
Central 10 90 = (10/40)360
North 3 27 = (3/40)360
Total 40 360
Q.15
Stem Leaf
11 9
12 5 6 8
13 2 5 5 5 6 8 8
14 0 0 2 2 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9
15 0 0 2 3 4 6 7 8
16 1 3 4 5 8
17 3 6