Determine the mean of the following distribution :
Marks | Number of students |
Below 10 Below 20 Below 30 Below 40 Below 50 Below 60 Below 70 Below 80 Below 90 Below 100 |
5 9 17 29 45 60 70 78 83 85 |
Answer. [48.4]
Solution. Here we calculate mean by following the given steps:
Marks | xi | cf | fi | fixi |
0-10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
10-20 | 15 | 9 | 9-5 =4 | 75 |
20-30 | 25 | 17 | 17-9 = 8 | 175 |
30-40 | 35 | 29 | 29-17 = 12 | 350 |
40-50 | 45 | 45 | 45-29 = 16 | 540 |
50-60 | 55 | 60 | 60-45 = 15 | 825 |
60-70 | 65 | 70 | 70-60 = 10 | 780 |
70-80 | 75 | 78 | 78-70 = 8 | 450 |
80-90 | 85 | 83 | 83-78 = 5 | 170 |
90-100 | 95 | 85 | 85-83 = 2 | 760 |