1. The number of telephone calls received at an exchange per interval for 250 successive one- minute intervals are given in the following frequency table:
No. of calls(x): | 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
No. of intervals (f): | 15 24 29 46 54 43 39 |
Compute the mean number of calls per interval.
Sol: Let be assumed mean (A) = 3
No. of calls xi | No. of intervals fi | u1 = xi−A = xi = 3 | fiui |
0 | 15 | -3 | -45 |
1 | 24 | -2 | -47 |
2 | 29 | -1 | -39 |
3 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 54 | 54 | |
5 | 43 | 2 | 43(2) = 86 |
6 | 39 | 3 | 47 |
N = 250 | Sum = 135 |
Mean number of cells = 3+frac135250 = frac885250 = 3.54
2. Five coins were simultaneously tossed 1000 times, and at each toss the number of heads was observed. The number of tosses during which 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 heads were obtained are shown in the table below. Find the mean number of heads per toss.
No of heads per toss (x): | 0 1 2 3 4 5 |
No of tosses (f): | 38 144 342 287 164 25 |
Sol:Let the assumed mean (A) = 2
No. of heads per toss xi | No of intervals fi | ui = Ai−x = Ai−2 | fiui |
0 | 38 | -2 | -7 |
1 | 144 | -1 | -144 |
2 | 342 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 287 | 1 | 287 |
4 | 164 | 2 | 328 |
5 | 25 | 3 | 75 |
N = 1000 | Sum = 470 |
Mean number of per toss = 2 +470/1000 = 2 + 0.47 = 2.47
3. The following table gives the number of branches and number of plants in the garden of a school.
No of branches (x): | 2 3 4 5 6 |
No of plants (f): | 49 43 57 38 13 |
Calculate the average number of branches per plant.
Sol: Let the assumed mean (A) = 4
No of branches xi | No of plants fi | ui = xi−A = xi−4 | fiui |
2 | 49 | -2 | -98 |
3 | 43 | -1 | -43 |
4 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
5 | 38 | 1 | 38 |
6 | 13 | 2 | 26 |
N = 200 | Sum = -77 |
Average number of branches per plant = 4 + (-77/200) = 4 -77/200 = (800 -77)/200 = 3.615
4. The following table gives the number of children of 150 families in a village
No of children (x): | 0 1 2 3 4 5 |
No of families (f): | 10 21 55 42 15 7 |
Find the average number of children per family.
Sol: Let the assumed mean (A) = 2
No of children xi | No of families fi | ui = xi−A = xi−2 | fiui |
0 | 10 | -2 | -20 |
1 | 21 | -1 | -21 |
3 | 42 | 1 | 42 |
4 | 15 | 2 | 30 |
5 | 7 | 5 | 35 |
N = 20 | Sum = 52 |
Average number of children for family = 2 + 52/150 = (300 +52)/150 = 352/150 = 2.35 (approx)
5. The marks obtained out of 50, by 102 students in a physics test are given in the frequency table below:
Marks (x): | 15 20 22 24 25 30 33 38 45 |
Frequency (f): | 5 8 11 20 23 18 13 3 1 |
Find the average number of marks.
Sol: Let the assumed mean (A) = 25
Marks xi | Frequency fi | ui = xi−A = xi−2 | fiui |
15 | 5 | -10 | -50 |
20 | 8 | -5 | -40 |
22 | 8 | -3 | -24 |
24 | 20 | -1 | -20 |
25 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
30 | 18 | 5 | 90 |
33 | 13 | 8 | 104 |
38 | 3 | 12 | 36 |
45 | 3 | 20 | 60 |
N = 122 | Sum = 110 |
Average number of marks = 25 + 110/102
= (2550 + 110)/102
= 2660/102
= 26.08 (Approx)
6.The number of students absent in a class was recorded every day for 120 days and the information is given in the following
No of students absent (x): | 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
No of days (f): | 1 4 10 50 34 15 4 2 |
Find the mean number of students absent per day.
Sol: Let mean assumed mean (A) = 3
No of students absent xi | No of days fi | ui = xi−A = xi−3 | fiui |
3 | 1 | -3 | -3 |
1 | 4 | -2 | -8 |
2 | 10 | -1 | -10 |
3 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 34 | 1 | 24 |
5 | 15 | 2 | 30 |
6 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
7 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
N = 120 | Sum = 63 |
Mean number of students absent per day = 3 + 63/120
= (360 + 63)/120
= 423/120
= 3.53
7. In the first proof of reading of a book containing 300 pages the following distribution of misprints was obtained:
No of misprints per page (x): | 0 1 2 3 4 5 |
No of pages (f): | 154 96 36 9 5 1 |
Find the average number of misprints per page.
Sol: Let the assumed mean (A) = 2
No of misprints per page xi | No of days fi | ui = xi−A = xi−3 | fiui |
0 | 154 | -2 | -308 |
1 | 95 | -1 | -95 |
2 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
4 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
5 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
N = 300 | Sum = 381 |
Average number of misprints per day = 2 + (-381/300)
= 2 – 381/300
= (600-381)/300
= 219/300
= 0.73
8. The following distribution gives the number of accidents met by 160 workers in a factory during a month.
No of accidents (x): | 0 1 2 3 4 |
No of workers (f): | 70 52 34 3 1 |
Find the average number of accidents per worker.
Sol: Let the assumed mean (A) = 2
No of accidents | No of workers fi | ui = xi−A = xi−3 | fiui |
0 | 70 | -2 | -140 |
1 | 52 | -1 | -52 |
2 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
N = 100 | Sum = -187 |
Average no of accidents per day workers
= > x + (-187/160)
= 133/160
= 0.83
9. Find the mean from the following frequency distribution of marks at a test in statistics:
Marks (x): | 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 |
No of students (f): | 15 50 80 76 72 45 39 9 8 6 |
Sol:Let the assumed mean (A) = 25
Marks xi | No of students fi | ui = xi−A = xi−3 | fiui< |
5 | 15 | -20 | -300 |
10 | 50 | -15 | -750 |
15 | 80 | -10 | -800 |
20 | 76 | -5 | -380 |
25 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
30 | 45 | 5 | 225 |
35 | 39 | 10 | 390 |
40 | 9 | 15 | 135 |
45 | 8 | 20 | 160 |
50 | 6 | 25 | 150 |
N = 400 | Sum = -1170 |
Mean = 25 + (-1170)/400 = 22.075
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