Mean

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Mean: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Mean for Ungrouped Frequency Distribution: Discrete Frequency Distribution, Mean (Average) of Data, Mean of Ungrouped Coded Data & Mean of Grouped Coded Data etc.

Important Questions on Mean

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The HDMI slots on digital cameras are designed to accommodate a card of up to 24 mm in width. Due to low sales figures, a manufacturer suspects that the machine used to cut the cards needs to be recalibrated.  What percentage of the SD cards are too wide to fit into the slots if the widths, w mm, of 400 of these cards were measured and are coded in the following table, where x=w-24.

w-24mm -0.15x<-0.1 -0.1x<0 0x<0.1 0.1x<0.2
No. cards f 32 360 6 2

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The memory card slots on digital cameras are designed to accommodate a card of up to 24 mm in width. Due to low sales figures, a manufacturer suspects that the machine used to cut the cards needs to be recalibrated.  What percentage of the SD cards are too wide to fit into the slots if the widths, w mm, of 400 of these cards were measured and are coded in the following table, where x=w-24.

w-24mm -0.15x<-0.1 -0.1x<0 0x<0.1 0.1x<0.2
No. cards f 32 360 6 2

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The five investors are repaid, each with their initial investment increased by p% plus a fixed 'thank you' bonus of $q. The woman who invested $20000 is repaid double her investment and the man who invested $7500 is repaid triple his investment. Find the total amount that the five people invested, given that the mean amount repaid to them was $33000.

Do you think the method of repayment is fair? Give a reason for your answer.

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Given that: Σz=4598 and z¯=52.25, find the number of values in the set of data.

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The mean of 15, 31, 47, 83, 97, 119 and p2 is 63. Find the positive value of p.

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The numbers of goals, x, scored by a team in each of its previous 25 games are summarised by the totals Σ(x-1)2=30 and Σ(x-1)=12. Find the mean number of goals that the team scored per game.

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For the set of data 

Time to complete a puzzle t minutes Frequency
2t<3 2
3t<4 5
4t<5 3
5t<6 7
6t<7 4
7t<8 9
8t<9 3

Find modal class, an approximation for the mean, an approximation for the median. 

Comment on the meaning of these values and state which one is most appropriate to use, giving a reason for your answer.

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For the set of data 

Speed of cars [s mph] Frequency
40s<45 4
45s<50 8
50s<55 23
55s<60 15
60s<65 6
65s<70 4

Find modal class, an approximation for the mean, an approximation for the median. 

Comment on the meaning of these values and state which one is most appropriate to use, giving a reason for your answer.

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For the set of data 

Number of cars n Frequency
0n<30 12
30n<60 28
60n<90 39
90n<120 42
120n<150 54
150n<180 65

Find modal class, an approximation for the mean, an approximation for the median. 

Comment on the meaning of these values and state which one is most appropriate to use, giving a reason for your answer.

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For the set of data, the monthly amounts of pocket money in euros, for 21 grade 6 students:

10,10,10,15,15,15,15,20,25,25,30,30,35,35,35,40,0,50,50,80,100

Find the mean, median, mode. State which of these measures is most appropriate to use, giving a reason for your answer.

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For the set of data the times in minutes, to run 1500 metres,

7.2 7.3 7.5 7.8 8.0 8.3 8.6
8.6 8.6 9.0 9.2 9.5 10.0 10.5
10.6 11.1 15.3 16.8 17.2    

Find the mean, median and mode. State which of these measures is most appropriate to use in each case, giving a reason for your answer.

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Calculate the arithmetic mean of the following frequency distribution:

Class interval 0-80 80-160 160-240 240-320 320-400
Frequency 22 35 44 25 24

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If the arithmetic mean of 5, 7, 9, x is 10, then the value of x is :

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The weights (in kg) of 8 new born babies are 3, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 4, 3.6, 4.1, 3.2. Find the mean weight of the babies.(Answer without units and up to one decimal value)

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Find the value of p, if the mean of the following distribution is 18:

Variate xi 13 15 17 19 20+p 23
Frequency fi 8 2 3 4 5p 6

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Find the mean of the following distribution

Variate xi 13 15 17 19 21 23
Frequency fi 8 2 3 4 5 6

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The mean of the following distribution is 57.6 and the sum of all the observations is 50. Find the missing frequencies f1f2

Classes 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-120
Frequency 7 f1 12 f2 8 5

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The number of telephone calls received daily by a police station during a fortnight  were 301235432323114. Prepare simple frequency distribution table and then calculate the mean.(Answer up to two decimal values)

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The marks, out of 50, of 50 students in an exam were 20,29,35,39,34,33,42,50,29,26,32,30,28,43,30. Find the mean?

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Find the mean of first 50 natural numbers.