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The number of members in the 40 families in Bhilar are as follows: 1, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 7, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4, 6, 2, 3, 2, 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3, 4, 5, 2, 4, 3, 2, 3, 5, 5, 4, 6, 2, 3, 5, 6, 4, 2.

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The number of members in the 40 families in Bhilar are as follows:

1, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 7, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4, 6, 2, 3, 2, 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3, 4, 5, 2, 4, 3, 2, 3, 5, 5, 4, 6, 2, 3, 5, 6, 4, 2. Prepare a frequency table and find the mean of members of 40 families.

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Solution

Number of members `bb((x_i))` Number of families `bb((f_i))` `bb(f_ix_i)`
1 2 2
2 8 16
3 7 21
4 8 32
5 7 35
6 6 36
7 2 14
  N = 40 = 156

Since mean =

= `156/40`

= 3.9

So, the mean of members of 40 families is 3.9.

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Chapter 11: Statistics - Practice Set 11.1 [Page 70]

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Chapter 11 Statistics
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