Practice Questions – Descriptive Statistics
Q1. Calculate the arithmetic mean of the following marks obtained by students in English.
Marks : 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
No. of students : 20 43 75 67 72 45 39 9 8 6 [ Ans .22.2]
Q2. Find the missing frequency (p) for the following distribution whose mean is 7.68.
X : 3 5 7 9 11 13
f : 6 8 15 p 8 4 [Ans. p = 9]
[Link] mean of the following frequency table is 50. But the frequencies 𝑓1 and 𝑓2 in classes 20 -40 and
60-80 are missing. Find the missing frequencies.
Class : 0-20 20-40 40 -60 60-80 80-100 total
Frequency : 17 𝑓1 32 𝑓2 19 120 [Ans. 28 , 24 ]
Q4. The mean annual salary of all employees in a company is Rs. 25,000. The mean salary of male and
female employees is Rs. 27,000 and Rs. 17,000 respectively. Find the percentage of males and females
employed by the company. [Ans. 80, 20]
[Link] mean marks scored by 100 students was found to be 40. Later on, it was discovered that a score
of 53 was misread as 83. Find the correct mean. [Ans. 397]
Q6. A candidate obtains the following percentages in an examination. English 46%, Mathematics 67%,
Sanskrit 72%, Economics 58%, Political Science 53%. It is agreed to give double weights to marks I
English and Mathematics as compared to other subjects. What is the weighted mean? [Ans. 58.43]
[Link] median from the following data:
Mid values : 115 125 135 145 155 165 175 185 195
Frequency : 6 25 48 72 116 60 38 22 [Ans. 153.79]
Q8. The median of the following observations arranged in the ascending order : 11, 12, 14, 18, x+2, x+4
30, 32, 35, 41 is 24. Find x . [Ans. x = 21]
[Link] the value of f if the median for the data given below is known to be 126.
Class interval : 100-110 110-120 120-130 130-140 140-150
Frequency : 5 f 20 10 7 [Ans. f=8]
[Link] the mode of the following distribution :
x: 0–5 5 – 10 10 – 15 15 – 20 20 – 25 25 – 30 30 – 35 35 – 40 40 -45
f : 20 24 32 28 20 16 37 10 18 [Ans .13.33]
Q11. Calculate 𝑄1 , 𝑄3 , 𝑃40 , 𝑃64 from the following data :
Marks : 0-7 7-14 14 -21 21-28 28-35 35-42 42-49
No. of students : 3 4 7 11 2 14 9
[Ans . 𝑄1 = 19.5, 𝑄3 = 40.5, 𝑃40 = 25, 𝑃84 = 37.5]
Q12. Calculate the median, , 𝑄3 , 𝐷7 , 𝑃70 from the following data :
Marks : 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
No. of students : 3 10 17 7 6 4 2 1
[Ans . 𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛 = 20.07 𝑄3 = 40.83, 𝐷7 = 37.14, 𝑃70 = 37.14]
[Link] the mean deviation from the mean for the following data:
Class –interval : 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70
No. of students: 6 5 8 15 7 6 3 [Ans. 13.184]
[Link] the standard deviation from the following data:
Size of the item : 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Frequency : 2 7 11 15 10 4 1
Also find the coefficient of variation. [Ans. 1.342, 10.4]
Q15. Find the standard deviation for the following distributions:
Marks : 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
No. of students : 5 12 15 20 10 4 2 [Ans. 14.3]
Q16. Calculate the mean, median and variance of the following data:
Height in cm : 95-105 105-115 115-125 125-135 135-145
No. of children : 19 23 36 70 52 [Ans. 125.65, 128.14, 156.58]
Q17. The prices of shares X and Y are given below, state which share is more stable in value ?
X : 55 54 52 53 56 58 52 50 51 49
Y : 108 107 105 105 106 107 104 103 104 101
[Ans. C.V of X series = 4.99%, C.V of y series= 1.90% . so, the shares of y are more
stable]
[Link] following are the runs scores by two batsman A and B in ten innings. Who is more consistent?
A : 101 27 0 36 82 45 7 13 65 14
B : 97 12 40 96 13 8 85 8 56 15
[Ans. C.V of batsman A = 82.72%, C.V of Batsman B= 83.07% . so, Batsman A is more consistent]
Q19. Calculate mean deviation from median :
x : 10 11 12 13 14
f: 3 12 18 12 3 [Ans. 0.75]
Q20. Draw a multiple bar diagram for the following data :
year Sales(‘000) Gross Profit(‘000) Net profit(‘000)
2000 100 30 10
2001 120 40 15
2002 130 45 25
2003 150 50 25
Q21. The following figures relate to the cost of construction of a house in Delhi:
Item : Cement Steel Bricks Timber Labour Miscellaneous
Expenditure : 20% 18% 10% 15% 25% 12%
Represent the data by a suitable diagram.
Q22. Draw a histogram of the following frequency distribution :
Class –interval : 12-16 17-21 22-26 27-31 32-36
Frequency : 2 6 7 5 3
Q23. Draw a histogram and a frequency polygon for the following data:
Class-interval : 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54
Frequency : 5 15 23 20 10 7
Q24. The distribution of monthly wages(in Rs) of 40 workers in a factory if given below. Draw a
frequency polygon.
Monthly wages : 210-230 230-250 250-270 270-290 290-310 310-330 330-350
No. of workers : 4 7 5 9 5 6 4
