Solutions for the practice sums

1. Total marks = 40 + 50 + 55 + 78 + 58 = 281

Number of students = 5

Mean = Total marks / Number of students

= 281 / 5

= 56.2

So, the mean mark of the students in the class test is 56.2.

2. Total points = 17 + 2 + 7 + 27 + 25 + 5 + 14 + 18 + 10 + 24 + 48 + 10 + 8 + 7 + 10 + 28 = 260

Number of matches = 16

Mean = Total points / Number of matches

= 260 / 16

= 16.25

So, the mean points scored by the basketball team in the series of matches is 15.5.

3. Arranging the numbers in ascending order:

5, 7, 8, 10, 15, 21

Since there are 6 numbers in the dataset, the median is the average of the two middle numbers

(when the number of observations is even). In this case, the two middle numbers are 8 and 10.

Median = (n+1)/2 th observation.

 (8 + 10) / 2

= 18 / 2

=9

So, the median for the given data set is 9.

4. Arranging the numbers in ascending order:

1, 7, 9, 11, 16, 16, 16, 51, 81, 101, 121

Since there are 11 numbers in the dataset, the median is the middle value. In this case, the middle
value is the 6th number, which is 16.

So, the median for the given data set is 16.

5.
Marks Range Frequency Cumulative Frequency

0-10 2 2

10-20 4 6 (2 + 4)

20-30 5 11 (6 + 5)

30-40 4 15 (11 + 4)

40-50 2 17 (15 + 2)

The total number of students is 17, so the median will be the value of the marks corresponding to

the 9th student. Since the cumulative frequency just crossed 9 in the 20-30 marks range, the

median lies in this range.

Now, we use the formula for finding the median in a grouped frequency distribution:
 Median = L + [(N/2 - CF) / f] * w

Where:

● L is the lower boundary of the median class (20 in this case)

● N is the total number of data points (17 in this case)
● CF is the cumulative frequency before the median class (6 in this case)
● f is the frequency of the median class (5 in this case)
● w is the width of the median class (10 - 0 = 10)

Plugging in the values:

Median = 20 + [(17/2 - 6) / 5] * 10

= 20 + [(8.5 - 6) / 5] * 10

= 20 + [(2.5 / 5)] * 10

= 20 + (0.5) * 10

= 20 + 5

= 25

So, the median marks obtained by the students in the English test is 25.

6.
Marks Range Frequency Cumulative Frequency

0-10 8 8

10-30 20 28 (8 + 20)

30-60 36 64 (28 + 36)

60-80 24 88 (64 + 24)

 80-90 12 100 (88 + 12)

Since the total number of students is 100, the median will be the value of the marks
corresponding to the 50th student.

The 50th student falls in the 30-60 marks range, which has a cumulative frequency of 28.

Now, we use the formula for finding the median in a grouped frequency distribution:

Median = L + [(N/2 - CF) / f] * w

Where:

● L is the lower boundary of the median class (30 in this case)

● N is the total number of data points (100 in this case)
● CF is the cumulative frequency before the median class (28 in this case)
● f is the frequency of the median class (36 in this case)
● w is the width of the median class (60 - 30 = 30)

Plugging in the values:

Median = 30 + [(100/2 - 28) / 36] * 30

= 30 + [(50 - 28) / 36] * 30

= 30 + (22 / 36) * 30

= 30 + (0.6111) * 30

≈ 30 + 18.3333

≈ 48.3333

So, the median marks for the given frequency distribution is approximately 48.3333.

7.
Class Frequency Cumulative Frequency
 10-19 2 2

20-29 4 6 (2 + 4)

30-39 8 14 (6 + 8)

40-49 9 23 (14 + 9)

50-59 4 27 (23 + 4)

60-69 2 29 (27 + 2)

70-79 1 30 (29 + 1)

Since the total frequency is 30, the median will be the value of the class corresponding to the
15.5th student.

The 15.5th student falls in the 30-39 marks range, which has a cumulative frequency of 14.

Now, we use the formula for finding the median in a grouped frequency distribution:

Median = L + [(N/2 - CF) / f] * w

Where:

● L is the lower boundary of the median class (30 in this case)

● N is the total number of data points (30 in this case)
● CF is the cumulative frequency before the median class (14 in this case)
● f is the frequency of the median class (8 in this case)
● w is the width of the median class (39 - 30 = 9)

Plugging in the values:

Median = 30 + [(30/2 - 14) / 8] * 9

= 30 + [(15 - 14) / 8] * 9

= 30 + (1 / 8) * 9
 = 30 + (0.125) * 9

= 30 + 1.125

≈ 31.125

So, the median for the given frequency distribution is approximately 31.125.

8. To find the range of the given dataset, you need to find the difference between the maximum and

minimum values.

Given dataset: 45, 39, 55, 63, 49, 92, 79

Maximum value = 92

Minimum value = 39

Range = Maximum value - Minimum value

= 92 - 39

= 53

So, the range of the given dataset is 53.

9. To find the range of the given dataset, you need to find the difference between the maximum and

minimum values.

Given dataset: 62, 39, 50, 89, 75, 100, and 29.

Maximum value = 100

Minimum value = 29

Range = Maximum value - Minimum value

 = 100 - 29

= 71

So, the range of the given dataset is 71.

10. To find the range of the given dataset, you need to find the difference between the maximum and
minimum values.

Given dataset: 12, 21, 9, 45, 32, and 40.

Maximum value = 45

Minimum value = 9

Range = Maximum value - Minimum value

= 45 - 9

= 36

So, the range of the given dataset is 36.

11. Given dataset: 57, 64, 43, 67, 49, 59, 44, 47, 61, 59

Calculate the mean:

Mean=57+64+43+67+49+59+44+47+61+5910=59010=59

Mean= 10

57+64+43+67+49+59+44+47+61+59​

= 10/590​

=59

Calculate the deviation of each data point from the mean:

Deviations:
57−59=−2

57−59=−2

64−59=5

64−59=5

43−59=−16

43−59=−16

67−59=8

67−59=8

49−59=−10

49−59=−10

59−59=0

59−59=0

44−59=−15

44−59=−15
47−59=−12

47−59=−12

61−59=2

61−59=2

59−59=0

59−59=0

Take the absolute value of each deviation:

Absolute deviations:

∣−2∣=2

∣−2∣=2

∣5∣=5

∣5∣=5

∣−16∣=16

∣−16∣=16

∣8∣=8
∣8∣=8

∣−10∣=10

∣−10∣=10

∣0∣=0

∣0∣=0

∣−15∣=15

∣−15∣=15

∣−12∣=12

∣−12∣=12

∣2∣=2

∣2∣=2

∣0∣=0

∣0∣=0

Average absolute deviation=2+5+16+8+10+0+15+12+2+010

Average absolute deviation=

10/ 2+5+16+8+10+0+15+12+2+0

=7010

= 10 / 70

=7

So, the average deviation from the mean for the given dataset is 7.

12.
13.

Class Frequency Cumulative Frequency

0 – 10 5 5

10 – 20 3 5+3=8

20 – 30 4 8 + 4 = 12

30 – 40 3 12 + 3 = 15

40 – 50 3 15 + 3 = 18

50 – 60 4 18 + 4 = 22

60 – 70 7 22 + 7 = 29

70 – 80 9 29 + 9 = 38

80 – 90 7 38 + 7 = 45

90 – 100 8 45 + 8 = 53

Here, N = 53
We know that,

Finding Q1:

r=1

N/4 = 53/4 = 13.25

Thus, Q1 lies in the interval 30 – 40.

In this case, quartile class = 30 – 40

l1 = the lower limit of the quartile class = 30

l2 = the upper limit of the quartile class = 40

f = the frequency of the quartile class = 3

c = the cumulative frequency of the class preceding the quartile class = 12

Now, by substituting these values in the formula we get:

Q1 = 30 + [(13.25 – 12)/3] × (40 – 30)

= 30 + (1.25/3) × 10

= 30 + (12.5/3)

= 30 + 4.167

= 34.167

Finding Q3:
r=3

3N/4 = 3 × 13.25 = 39.75

Thus, Q3 lies in the interval 80 – 90.

In this case, quartile class = 80 – 90

l1 = the lower limit of the quartile class = 80

l2 = the upper limit of the quartile class = 90

f = the frequency of the quartile class = 7

c = the cumulative frequency of the class preceding the quartile class = 38

Now, by substituting these values in the formula we get:

Q3 = 80 + [(39.75 – 38)/7] × (90 – 80)

= 80 + (1.75/7) × 10

= 80 + (17.5/7)

= 80 + 2.5

= 82.5

Finally, the quartile deviation = (Q3 – Q1)/2

QD = (82.5 – 34.167)/2

= 48.333/2

= 24.1665

Hence, the quartile deviation of the given distribution is 24.167

14.

Marks 20 25 28 29 33 38 42 43
(xi)

Number 6 20 24 28 15 4 2 1
of
students
(fi)

Cumula 6 26 50 78 93 97 99 100
tive
frequen
cy

Here, N = 100

Median = (28 + 29)/2 = 28.5

The absolute values of the respective deviations from the median, i.e., |xi − M| are:

|20 – 28.5|, |25 – 28.5|, |28 – 28.5|, |29 – 28.5|, |33 – 28.5|, |38 – 28.5|, |42 – 28.5|, |43 – 28.5|

= 8.5, 3.5, 0.5, 0.5, 4.5, 9.5, 13.5, 14.5

Mean deviation = ∑fi|xi – M|/ N

= [6(8.5) + 20(3.5) + 24(0.5) + 28(0.5) + 15(4.5) + 4(9.5) + 2(13.5) + 1(14.5)]/ 100

= 294/100

= 2.94
 Therefore, the mean deviation about median of the given data is 2.94.

15.

Classes Frequency Mid values fixi |xi – x̄| fi |xi – x̄|

(fi) (xi)

0–4 4 2 8 7.2 28.8

4–8 6 6 36 3.2 19.2

8 – 12 8 10 80 0.8 6.4

12 – 16 5 14 70 4.8 24

16 – 20 2 18 36 8.8 17.6

∑fi = 25 ∑fixi = 230 ∑fi |xi – x̄| =

96

Mean (x̄) = ∑fixi/∑fi

= 230/25

= 9.2

Mean deviation = ∑fi |xi – x̄|/N

= 96/25
 = 3.84

16.

Given dataset: 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 22, 24, 26, 28

Calculate the mean:

​
​ Mean=10+12+14+16+18+22+24+26+289=1709≈18.89
​ Mean=
​ 9
​ 10+12+14+16+18+22+24+26+28
​ ​
​ =
​ 9
​ 170
​ ​
​ ≈18.89

Calculate the deviation of each data point from the mean:

​
​ Deviations:

Deviations:

​
​ 10−18.89=−8.89

10−18.89=−8.89

​
​ 12−18.89=−6.89

12−18.89=−6.89

​
​ 14−18.89=−4.89
14−18.89=−4.89

​
​ 16−18.89=−2.89

16−18.89=−2.89

​
​ 18−18.89=−0.89

18−18.89=−0.89

​
​ 22−18.89=3.11

22−18.89=3.11

​
​ 24−18.89=5.11

24−18.89=5.11

​
​ 26−18.89=7.11

26−18.89=7.11

​
​ 28−18.89=9.11
​ 28−18.89=9.11

Square each deviation:

Squared deviations:

​
​ (−8.89)2=78.9321
​ (−8.89)
​ 2

=78.9321
 ​
​ (−6.89)2=47.4921
​ (−6.89)
​ 2

=47.4921

​ (−4.89)2=23.9121
​ (−4.89)
​ 2

=23.9121

​ (−2.89)2=8.3521
​ (−2.89)
​ 2

=8.3521

​
​ (−0.89)2=0.7921
​ (−0.89)
​ 2

=0.7921

​
​ (3.11)2=9.6721
​ (3.11)
​ 2

=9.6721

​ (5.11)2=26.1121
​ (5.11)
​ 2

=26.1121

​ (7.11)2=50.6321
 ​ (7.11)
​ 2

=50.6321

​ (9.11)2=83.0321
​ (9.11)
​ 2
​ =83.0321

Find the mean of the squared deviations:

​
​ Mean squared
deviation=78.9321+47.4921+23.9121+8.3521+0.7921+9.6721+26.1121+50.6321+83.03
219
​ Mean squared deviation=
​ 9 divided by
​ 78.9321+47.4921+23.9121+8.3521+0.7921+9.6721+26.1121+50.6321+83.0321
​ ​

​
​ =329.91779≈36.657
​ = 9 / 329.9177
​ ​
​ ≈36.657

Take the square root of the mean squared deviation to find the standard deviation:

​
​ Standard deviation≈36.657≈6.05
​ Standard deviation≈
​ 36.657
​ ​
​ ≈6.05

So, the standard deviation of the given dataset is approximately 6.05.

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