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.
Let the assumed mean be a = 225 and h = 50
Daily Expenditure |
Number of households |
Class mark |
|||
100-150 | 4 | 125 | -100 | -2 | -8 |
150-200 | 5 | 175 | -50 | -1 | -5 |
200-250 | 12 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
250-300 | 2 | 275 | 50 | 1 | 2 |
300-350 | 2 | 325 | 100 | 2 | 4 |
=25 |
= -7 |
Mean,
Therefore, the mean daily expenditure on food is Rs. 211