
students in a school have heights as tabulated below:
Height (in )
Number of pupils
Draw the ogive for the above data and from it determine the median (use graph paper.)


Important Questions on Statistics
Draw an ogive for the following data:
Class | ||||||||
Frequency |
Estimate the median from your graph.

The table shows the frequency distribution of of apples selected at random from a big consignment.
Frequency |
Draw both cumulative (less than) and cumulative (more than) ogives on a graph paper and determine the median of apples from the point of intersection of these two curves.

The annual profits earned by shops of a shopping complex in a locality give rise to the following distribution.
Profit (in lakhs in) more than or equal to | |||||||
Number of shops |
Draw both ogives for the above data.Hence, obtain median profit.

Draw less than ogive and more than ogive for following distribution giving telephone calls according to their duration in seconds.
Duration (in ) | |||||||
Number of calls |
Hence, find the median of the distribution and verify it by using formula. Also find from graph.


. For observations selected from these , the mean and standard deviation are and respectively. Find the arithmetic mean and standard deviation of the other half.

An examination is taken at three centres each of which has 100 candidates. The mean marks and standard deviation for each centre are given below:
1st centre | ||
2nd centre | ||
3rd centre |
Calculate the mean and standard deviation of all 300 candidates.

