
The heights of the students of a school (measured to the nearest ) were recorded as under.
Height (in )
Number of students
If the mean height obtained by using the deviation method is , find .


Important Questions on Statistics
The mean of the following data is . Find the value of .
Classmark | |||||
Frequency |

Calculate the mean of the scores of students in a mathematics test:
Marks | |||||
Number of students |
If the mean of the scores is marks, find .

Consider the following distribution of daily wages of workers of a factory:
Daily wages (in ) | |||||
Number of workers |
Find the mean daily wages of the workers of the factory by using the deviation method. If the answer is , find .

The table below shows the daily expenditure on food of households in a locality. Find the mean daily expenditure on food. If the answer is , find .
Daily expenditure (in ) | |||||
Number of households |

An aircraft has seats. The number of seats occupied during flights is given in the following table:
Number of seats | |||||
Frequency |
If the mean number of seats occupied over the flights is , find .

A class teacher has the following absentee record of students of a class for the whole term. If the mean number of days a student was absent is , find .
Number of days | |||||||
Number of students |

Find the mean of the following data:
Classes | ||||||||
Frequency |

The frequency distribution table of an agricultural holding in a village is given below:
Area in hectares | |||||
Number of families |
If the mean area held by a family is hectares, find .
