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प्रश्न
What do you understand by the word “statistics” in
(i) Singular form
(ii) Plural form?
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उत्तर
The word “Statistics” is used in both its singular as well as its plural senses.
(i) In singular sense: Statistics may be defined as the science of collection, presentation, analysis and interpretation of numerical data
(ii) In plural sense: Statistics means numerical facts or observations collected with definite purpose
(iii) For example: Income and expenditure of persons in a particular locality, number males and females in a particular town are statistics.
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Explain the meaning of the term Class-size.
Explain the meaning of the term Class limits.
Find the mean, median and mode of the following data
| Class | 0 – 20 | 20 – 40 | 40 – 60 | 60 – 80 | 80 – 100 | 100 – 120 | 120 – 140 |
| Frequency | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
The following table gives the daily income of 50 workers of a factory:
| Daily income (in Rs) | 100 – 120 | 120 – 140 | 140 – 160 | 160 – 180 | 180 – 200 |
| No. of workers | 12 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
Find the mean, median and mode of the above data.
The table below shows the daily expenditure on food of 30 households in a locality:
| Daily expenditure (in Rs) | Number of households |
| 100 – 150 | 6 |
| 150 – 200 | 7 |
| 200 – 250 | 12 |
| 250 – 300 | 3 |
| 300 – 350 | 2 |
Find the mean and median daily expenditure on food.
In the following data, find the values of p and q. Also, find the median class and modal class.
| Class | Frequency (f) | Cumulative frequency (cf) |
| 100 – 200 | 11 | 11 |
| 200 – 300 | 12 | p |
| 300 – 400 | 10 | 33 |
| 400- 500 | Q | 46 |
| 500 – 600 | 20 | 66 |
| 600 – 700 | 14 | 80 |
The daily income of a sample of 50 employees are tabulated as follows:
| Income (in Rs.): | 1-1200 | 201 -400 | 401-600 | 601 - 800 |
| No.of employees : | 14 | 15 | 14 | 7 |
Find the mean daily income of employees.
Can the experimental probability of an event be a negative number? If not, why?
Can the experimental probability of an event be greater than 1? Justify your answer.
The monthly pocket money of ten friends is given below:
₹ 80, ₹ 65, ₹ 35, ₹ 65, ₹ 50, ₹ 30, ₹ 60, ₹ 35, ₹ 65, ₹ 30
What is the lowest pocket money?
