NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Maths:Chapter 14 Statistics Exercise 14.1
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Formula
The mean of grouped data can be obtained using
i.Direct method
$M= \frac { \sum f_i x_i}{\sum f_i}$
ii. assumed mean method
$M= a + \frac { \sum f_i d_i}{\sum f_i}$
iii. Step deviation method
$M= a + \frac { \sum f_i u_i}{\sum f_i} \times h$
NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Maths Statistics Exercise 14.1
Question 1
A survey was conducted by a group of students as a part of their environment awareness programmes, in which they collected the following data regarding the number of plants in 20 houses in a locality. Find the mean number of plants per house.
Which method did you use for finding the mean, and why? Solution
We will use direct method because the numerical value of fi and xi are small
$M= \frac { \sum f_i x_i}{\sum f_i}$
$Mean(M) = \frac {162}{20} = 8.1$
Question 2
Consider the following distribution of daily wages of 50 workers of a factory.
Find the mean daily wages of the workers of the factory by using an appropriate method. Solution
Here The value of mid-point (xi) is very large. So, assumed mean or step deviation method would be simple to calculate
Here the class interval is h = 20.
We can see that step deviation method would be best here
Now assumed mean A = 150 and class interval is h = 20.
So, ui = (xi - A)/h
ui = (xi - 150)/20
$M= a + \frac { \sum f_i u_i}{\sum f_i} \times h$
=150 + (20 × -12/50) = 150 - 4.8 = 145.20
Thus, mean daily wage = Rs. 145.20 Question 3
The following distribution shows the daily pocket allowance of children of a locality. The mean pocket allowance is Rs 18. Find the missing frequency f.
Question 4
Thirty women were examined in a hospital by a doctor and the number of heart beats per minute were recorded and summarized as follows. Find the mean heart beats per minute for these women, choosing a suitable method.
Solution
xi = (Upper limit + Lower limit)/2
Here The value of mid-point (xi) is very large. So, assumed mean or step deviation method would be simple to calculate
Now Class size (h) = 3
We can see that step deviation method would be best here
Now assumed mean A = 75.5 and class interval is h = 3
So, ui = (xi - A)/h
ui = (xi – 75.5)/3
$M= a + \frac { \sum f_i u_i}{\sum f_i} \times h$
= 75.5 + 3×(4/30) = 75.5 + 4/10 = 75.5 + 0.4 = 75.9
The mean heart beats per minute for these women is 75.9
Question 5
In a retail market, fruit vendors were selling mangoes kept in packing boxes. These boxes contained varying number of mangoes. The following was the distribution of mangoes per the number of boxes.
Find the mean number of mangoes kept in a packing box. Which method of finding the mean did you choose?
Solution
Since, the given data is not continuous so we add 0.5 to the upper limit and subtract 0.5 from the lower limit.
Here, assumed mean (A) = 57
Class size (h) = 3
$M= a + \frac { \sum f_i d_i}{\sum f_i}$
= 57 + (75/400) = 57 + 0.1875 = 57.19
Question 6
The table below shows the daily expenditure on food of 25 households in a locality.
Find the mean daily expenditure on food by a suitable method.
Solution
Here, assumed mean (A) = 225
$M= a + \frac { \sum f_i d_i}{\sum f_i}$
= 225 + (-350/25) = 225 - 14 = 211
The mean daily expenditure on food is 211
Question 7
To find out the concentration of SO2 in the air (in parts per million, i.e., ppm), the data was collected for 30 localities in a certain city and is presented below
Find the mean concentration of SO2 in the air. Solution
$M= \frac { \sum f_i x_i}{\sum f_i}$
= 2.96/30 = 0.099 ppm
Question 8
A class teacher has the following absentee record of 40 students of a class for the whole
term. Find the mean number of days a student was absent.
Question 9.
The following table gives the literacy rate (in percentage) of 35 cities. Find the mean
literacy rate.
Literacy rate (in %)
45-55
55-65
65-75
75-85
85-98
Number of cities
3
10
11
8
3
Solution
We will use here the step deviation method
Assumed mean =70
H=10
Class Interval
Frequency (fi)
(xi)
di = xi - a
ui = di/h
fiui
45-55
3
50
-20
-2
-6
55-65
10
60
-10
-1
-10
65-75
11
70
0
0
0
75-85
8
80
10
1
8
85-95
3
90
20
2
6
∑ fi = 35
∑ fiui = -2
= 70 + (-2/35) ? 10 = 69.42
Summary
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