Assignment

1. Calculate the most suitable average for the following data:(calculate mean by
short-cut method and direct method)

Size of the Below 50 50-100 100-150 150-200 200 and

item above
frequency 15 20 36 40 10

2. The following data give the savings bank accounts balances of nine sample
households selected in a survey. The figures are in rupees.

745, 2000,1500,68000,461,549,3750,1800,4795

a) Find the mean and the median for the se data.

b) Do these data contain an outlier? If so, exclude this value and recalculate the
mean, mode and median. Which of these summary measures has a greater
change when an outlier is dropped?
c) Which of these summary measures is more appropriate for this series?

3. The mean of the following frequency distribution was found to be 1.46

No. of accidents No. of days

0 46
1 ?
2 ?
3 25
4 10
5 5
total 200 days

Calculate the missing frequencies.

4. The mean height of 25 male workers in a factory is 61 inches and the mean height
of 35 female workers in the same factory is 58 inches. Find the combined mean
height of 60 workers in the factory.

5. Compare the mean, median and mode. Which of the three measures is the best?

6. The following data pertain to marks obtained by 120 students in their final
examination in mathematics:
Marks No. of
students
90-100 9
80-89 32
70-79 43
60-69 21
50-59 11
40-49 3
30-39 1

Calculate the lower and upper quartiles as also the median, D4 and P60 and
interpret their values.