Various Measures of Central Tendency

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Various Measures of Central Tendency: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Quartile, Percentile, Decile, Weighted Arithmetic Mean, Median of Ungrouped Data, Combined Mean, Component Bar Diagram, Cumulative Frequency Distribution, Merits and Demerits of Median and, Range of Data

Important Questions on Various Measures of Central Tendency

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If the difference of mode and median of a data is twenty-four, then find the difference of median and mean is

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125,130,75,10,45,0.5,0.40,500,150,5. Calculate the geometric and the harmonic mean of the following series of monthly expenditure of a batch of students.

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Height(in cms) Number of students
145-149.9 2
150-154.9 5
155-159.9 9
160-164.9 15
165-169.9 16
170-174.9 7
175-179.9 5
180-184.9 1

The above data gives distribution of height of a group of 60 college students.Draw the histogram for this distribution and find the modal height. Check this result by using algebraic formula.

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Size Frequency Size Frequency
4 40 12 50
5 48 13 52
6 52 14 41
7 56 15 57
8 60 16 63
9 63 17 52
10 57 18 48
11 55 19 43

From the above table find the median and quartile deviation.

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In a class of 50 students, 10 have failed and their average marks are 2.5. The total marks secured by the entire class were 281. Find the average marks of those who have passed.

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Marks in Statistics Below 10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 Above70
No. of students 8 12 20 32 30 28 12 4

By given table find the value of median, lower quartile, 7th decile and 85th percentile of the frequency distribution.

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List any four uses of weighted arithmetic mean.

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List the uses of weighted arithmetic mean.

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List the uses of weighted arithmetic mean in index numbers

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Write the uses of weighted arithmetic mean in grouped data

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Write the uses of weighted arithmetic mean in constructing index numbers.

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 Draw a less than ogive for the following frequency distribution and find the median using ogive curve.

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 Draw a less than ogive for the following frequency distribution and find the median using ogive curve.

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 Draw a less than ogive for the following frequency distribution and find the median using ogive curve.

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What measure of central tendency is represented by the abscissa of the point where "less than ogive'   and 'more than ogive'  intersect?

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Represent the following data by component bar diagram.


Demand and Availability of Steel
(Thousand Tons)
Year 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Demand 6150 6550 7000 7650
Availability 6600 8200 8950 9800

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 Draw a less than ogive for the following frequency distribution and find the median using ogive curve.

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Three year's result of XII Class students of  a school are given in the following table. Represent this by a component bar diagram.

Number of studentsYearFirst Second  Third  Div.  Div.  Div.  Failed 201450150250502015602003004020165025035050

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Draw a component bar diagram with the help of following table. Enrollment by gender at schools (%) of children aged 6-14 years in a District of Bihar.

 Gender  Enrolled(%)  Dropout(%)  Boys 91.58.5 Girls 58.641.4 All 78.022.0