
Estimate the median and mode of the following data :
Wages
Number of workers
Less than
Less than
Less than
Less than
Less than
Less than

Important Questions on Statistics
The following table shows the distribution of the heights of a group of workers in a factory:
Height (in ) | |||||||
Number of workers |
Convert the distribution to more than cumulative frequency distribution and draw its ogive. Hence, obtain the median from the graph.

Attempt this question on a graph paper. The table shows the distribution of the marks obtained by students in a test:
Marks | ||||||||
Number of Students |
Construct more than type cumulative frequency table and draw its ogive. From the ogive, determine the median marks.

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.)

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.

