Measures if Central Tendency & Dispersion (Practice Problems)

1.

Following frequency distribution table is given to you

Class - Intervals
0-100
100-200
200-300
300-400
400-500

Frequency
26
75
204
531
164

Calculate:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

2.

Arithmetic mean
Median (Q2)
Mode
Q1 & Q3
Standard deviation
C.V.

Following table gives the no. of items sold by two salesmen A & B over past
10 weeks:
A. 128, 132, 143, 140, 152, 145, 135, 129, 130,145.
B. 142, 150, 160, 130, 120, 125, 135, 145,140, 170.
Determine which salesman is more consistent.

3.

If n1 = 400, n2 = 100, n3 = 500

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X1= 100, X2 = 80, X3 = 60
1 = 20 2 = 10 3 = 15
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Find out X and for combinations of three groups.

4. Following frequency distribution is given to you:

X
t

0
100

10
93

20
74

30
42

40
20

50
8

60
3

70
0

Find Coefficient of variation (HINT: First convert the table into proper
class intervals 0-10, 10-20, etc with appropriate frequencies).

5. A company has 3 establishments E1. E2 and E3 in 3 cities.

Following table gives further information
Particulars
No. of employees
Average monthly salary (Rs)
S.D.of monthly salary (Rs)

E1
20
3050
120

E2
25
3000
100

E3
40
3400
150

Find combined average and S.D. of all three establishments together.

6. The arithmetic mean & S.D. of 100 observations were calculated as 60 & 10
respectively. Later on, it was discovered that two observations were
wrongly taken as 57 & 79 instead of 75 and 97. Also one observation was
taken as 50, which should not be considered at all. Calculate correct mean
& SD of remaining 99 observations.
7. Following frequency distribution is given to you
Class
Intervals (X)
Frequency (f)

;:

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

500

470

421

356

267

79

29

Construct frequency distribution table and find out:

a. Arithmetic Mean
b. Median
c. Mode
d. Standard Deviation
e. C.V.
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8. If n1 = 4000, n2 = 3000, n3 = 3000, X1 = 500, X2 = 800, X3 = 600,
1 = 50, 2 = 40, 3 = 100
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Find (i) X and (ii) for three groups combined.
9.

The distribution of wages in two factors A and B is as follows :

Wages (Rs per day)

50-100 100-150

150-200

200-250

250-300

300-350

No of workers (A)

29

54

11

No of workers (B)

11

18

32

27

11

In case of which factory is the variation in wages higher?

10.

The average and Standard Deviation of 75 observations was calculated by

a student as 60 and 15 respectively. Later on, it was noticed that four
observations taken by him as 72, 59, 65 and 87 were wrong. The correct
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values are 52, 95, 56 and 78 respectively. Find corrected X and with
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rectification of error. Also find revised X and by omitting wrong
observations.
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For a frequency distribution, a student calculated X = 55 and =12. Total
frequency = 98. However, it was later discovered that the frequency of the
class interval 30-40 was taken by the student as 18 was wrong. It should
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have been 20. Find correct X and .

11.

12.

Following numbers give weights of 55 students in a class. Prepare a

suitable frequency table - 63, 42, 74, 40, 60, 82, 95, 41, 61, 75, 83, 95. 53,
80, 76, 84, 50, 67, 65, 78, 77, 56, 98, 68, 69. 94, 80, 79, 79, 54, 73, 59, 81,
80, 66, 49, 77, 90, 84, 76, 42, 64, 69, 70, 71, 72, 50, 79, 52, 93, 96, 51, 86,
78, 94.
Find out 1) A.M. 2) S.D. 4) C. V.

13.

The no. of employees & variance of wages for 2 factories are:

Sl No. Particulars
Factory A
Factory B
1
No. of employees
50
100
2.
Average Wages (Rs / employee)
120
90
3.
Variance of wages / employee
9
16
Find out 1. Common average wage in factory A & B together
2. S.D. of wages of A & B together
3. Combined Variability ( 2) i.e. Variance.

14. A contractor employees 3 types of workers male, female & children. He pay
Rs 40, Rs. 30 & Rs 25 per day to male, female & child worker
respectively. Suppose, he employs 20 males, 15 females & 10 children,
what is overall average wages per day paid by contractor?
15. Following is distribution of sales in thousands of Rs.:
Sales (in .
000 Rs.)
No of shops

0 10

10 20

20 - 30

30 - 40

40 - 50

14

27

15

If Mode = Rs. 24,000, Median = Rs. 25,000

Find:
a. Missing Frequencies
b. Coefficient of Variance

16. Mean and S.D. of 100 items are calculated at 60 and 7 respectively. However,
two items were found as wrongly taken as 74 & 53, instead of correct values
35 & 47 . Find correct Means and S..D. by; rectification of the error.
17. Following data relates to miles per gallon performance of an automobile,
tested in a city & highway-: :
City 18.2, 18.7, 17.9, 18.3, 19.8, 19.0, 19.1, 18.3. 16.0, 16.6, 17.4, 19.7,
19.8, 18.2, 19.6.
Highway 20.6, 19.0, 21.8, 21.6, 22.2, 21.6, 18.9, 21.3, 21.0, 19.6, 22.0, 22.4,
20.8, 18.6, 20.5
Using Mean, S.D. & Coefficient of variation, what statement can you make
About difference in performance for city / highway?
18. Distribution of wages in two factories A & B is as followsWages (Rs.)
50 - 100
100 -150
150 - 200
200 - 250
250 - 300
300 - 350

No of Workers (A)
6
9
23
35
21
12

No of Workers (B)
8
12
25
23
20
7

In which factory is the variation of wages greater?

19 An aeroplane flies round a square with side 100 miles. The speed of travel
along 1st side is 100mph, 2nd side is 200mph, 3rd side is 300mph & 4th side is
400mph, what is overall average speed of the plane?
20. If n1 = 4000 n2 = 3000 n3 = 3000
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X1 = 500
X2 = 800
X3 = 600
1 = 50,
2 = 40,
3 = 100
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Find (i) X & (ii) for 3 groups combined.
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21 For a set of 50 observations, X = 80 and =15, as calculated by a candidate.
Later on, it was discovered that 4 values taken by him as 72, 65, 93 and 97
were wrong. These values should have been 79, 56, 98 & 70 respectively.
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Calculate the correct values of X and after rectifying the errors.