DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name of the Staff Member : P. VYDURYAM
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : D.C.C.P
Institute : SGMGPT, Abdullahpurmet
Year/Semester : III Semester
Subject : Quantitative Techniques-I
Subject Code : CCP-303
Topic : Median
Sub-Topic : Calculation of Median
Presentation Duration : 50 Minutes
Teaching Aids used : PPT, Animations
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Objectives

On completion of this period, you will be

able to :

 Calculate MISSING Frequency, when Median

value is given

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 Recap
 Median for continuous series (more than cumulative
frequency table) calculated as follows:
 Convert cumulative frequency table into simple
frequency table
 Find cumulative frequencies
 Find Median class with the value of
m=Size of N/2th item
 Apply the formula: L2-L1
L1+ -------- (m-c)
f1

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If Frequency is MISSING

 If only ONE frequency is missing assume it as “ f1 “

 If TWO frequencies missing, assume them “ f1” and
“f2”
 Calculate Cumulative frequency
 Obtain total. (For ex: 100+f1+f2)
 Substitute values in Median formula.
 Solve equation, to get values of “f1” and “f2”

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Example 1:

Find the missing frequency in the following

Distribution, if N is 170 and Median is 35

Variable 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70

Frequency 10 20 ? 40 ? 25 15

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Solution to Ex. 1

Given N = 170 and Median = 35

Assume missing frequency of the class 20-30 = f1
and 40-50 = f2
CALCULATION OF MISSING FREQUENCIES

VARIABLE FREQUENCY CUMULATIVE

FREQUENCY
0-10 10 10
10-20 20 30
20-30 f1 30+f1
30-40 40 70+f1
40-50 f2 70+f1+f2
50-60 25 95+f1+f2
60-70 15 110+f1+f2
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Solution contd

m = Size of N/2th item

= Size of 170/2th item
= Size of 85th item
Since Median is 35, it lies in the class 30-40
L 2 – L1
M = L1+ ------------- (m-c)
f1

40-30
35 = 30 + ------- [85-(30+f1)]
40
35 = 30 + 10 x (55-f1)
40

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Solution contd

35-30 = (55-f1)/4
5 = (55-f1)/4 Missing frequency 1

20 = 55-f1
f1 = 55-20
f1 = 35
We know that 110+f1+f2 = 170
110+35+f2 = 170
Missing frequency 2
145 + f2 = 170
f2 = 170-145
f2 = 25
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Example-2

Find the missing frequency in the following

distribution if N is 100 and Median is 30.

Marks No. of students

0-10 10
10-20 ?
20-30 25
30-40 30
40-50 ?
50-60 10

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Solution to Ex. 2
Given N = 100 and Median = 30
Assume missing frequency of class 10-20 = f1
and class 40-50 = f2
CALCULATION OF MISSING FREQUENCIES
VARIABLE FREQUENCY CUMULATIVE
FREQUENCY
0-10 10 10
10-20 f1 10+ f1
20-30 25 35+f1
30-40 30 65+f1
40-50 f2 65+f1+f2
50-60 10 75+f1+f2
N = 100

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Solution contd

m = Size of N/2th item

= Size of 100/2th item
= Size of 50th item
Since Median is 30, it lies in the class 30-40
M= L2 – L1 (m-c)
L1 + ---------
f1

40-30
30 = 30 + --------- [50-(35+f1)]
30

10
30 = 30 + ---- x (15-f1)
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Solution contd

30-30 = (15-f1)/3
0 = (15-f1)/3
Missing frequency 1
0 = 15-f1
f1 = 15-0
f1 = 15
We know that 75+f1+f2 = 100
75+15+f2 = 100 Missing frequency 2
90 + f2 = 100
f2 = 100-90
f2 = 10
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Summary
Median formula: L2-L1
L1 + ------- (m-c)
f1
 frequency is not given in problem
assume it f1
 proceed with solution
 substitute values in formula
 get the missing frequencies

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 Assignment
1. Here is an incomplete frequency distribution.
Total frequency is 1000 and Median is 413.11.
Find the missing frequencies?

Value Frequency
300-325 5
325-350 17
350-375 80
375-400 ?a
400-425 326
425-450 ?
450-475 88
475-500 99
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Assignment
2. In a frequency distribution relating to 100
families, the frequencies of the classes 20-40
and 60-80 are missing. But the Median is
50. Find out the missing frequencies:

Expenditure 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100

No. of families 14 ? 26 ? 15

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 Frequently Asked Questions
1. Calculate Median from the following data:

Marks Number of students

55-64 2
65-74 19
75-84 78
85-94 ?
95-104 301
105-114 ?
115-124 92
125-134 14
135-144 4

(C-05, Oct 2007,12 marks)

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