7. To find out the concentration of 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 in the air.
Class Interval |
Frequency |
Class mark |
|
0.00-0.04 | 4 | 0.02 | 0.08 |
0.04-0.08 | 9 | 0.06 | 0.54 |
0.08-0.12 | 9 | 0.10 | 0.90 |
0.12-0.16 | 2 | 0.14 | 0.28 |
0.16-0.20 | 4 | 0.18 | 0.72 |
0.20-0.24 | 2 | 0.22 | 0.44 |
=30 |
=2.96 |
Mean,
Therefore, the mean concentration of in the air is 0.099 ppm