WANDOOR GANITHAM – S.S.L.

C STUDY MATERIAL 2023

STATISTICS – NOTE - CLASSES & MEDIAN
1 The table below shows the workers in a factory sorted according to their daily wages .

Daily wages (Rs) Number of workers

400 - 500 7
500 - 600 8
600 - 700 10
700 - 800 9
800 - 900 5
900 - 1000 4

a) If the workers are arranged in increasing order of daily wage , the daily wage of

of the worker at what position is taken as the median ?

b) If the workers are arranged in increasing order of daily wage , what is the daily

wage of the worker at the 16th position ?

c) Find the median daily wage ?

Answer.

Daily wages Number of workers

Below 500 7
Below 600 15
Below 700 25
Below 800 34
Below 900 39
Below 1000 43

a) N = 43

Median = Daily wage of the 22nd worker = x22

Median comes between 600 and 700 . ( Median class : 600 – 700 )

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 There are 10 workers in the median class

Divide the 100 rupees between 600 and 700 into 10 equal parts .
100
Length of one sub division = = 10 = d
10
Assume that each such subdivision contains one worker whose daily wage is

the mid value of that subdivision .

600 + 610 1210

b) x16 = = = 605
2 2

( The daily wages in the median class are in arithmetic sequence )

c) Median = x22

= x16 + 6 d = 605 + (6×10) = 605 + 60 = Rs 665

2 71 households in a neighbourhood are sorted according to their monthly income in

the table below .

Monthly income (Rs ) Number of households

3000 - 4000 9
4000 - 5000 10
5000 - 6000 15
6000 - 7000 20
7000 - 8000 11
8000 - 9000 6

a) If the households are arranged in increasing order of monthly income , the

monthly income of the household at what position is taken as the median ?

b) If the households are arranged in increasing order of monthly income , what is

assumed to be the monthly income of the household at the 35th position ?

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c) Find the median of the monthly income ?
Answer.

Monthly income Number of households

Below 4000 9
Below 5000 19
Below 6000 34
Below 7000 54
Below 8000 65
Below 9000 71

a) N = 71

Median = Monthly income of the 36th household = x36

Median comes between 6000 and 7000 . ( Median class : 6000 – 7000 )

There are 20 households in the median class .

Divide the 1000 rupees between 6000 and 7000 into 20 equal parts .

1000
Length of one sub division = = 50 = d
20

Assume that each such subdivision contains one household whose monthly

income is the mid value of that subdivision .

6000 + 6050 12050

b) x35 = = = 6025
2 2

( The monthly incomes in the median class are in arithmetic sequence )

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 c) Median = x36

= x35 + d = 6025 + 50 = Rs 6075

3 The table below shows the children in a class sorted according to their marks in

maths exam .

Marks Number of students

0 – 10 5
10 – 20 11
20 – 30 10
30 – 40 12
40 – 50 7

a) If the students are arranged in increasing order of marks , the mark of the

student at what position is taken as the median ?

b) If the students are arranged in increasing order of marks , what is assumed to

be the mark of the student at the 17th position ?

c) Find the median mark ?

Answer.

Marks Number of students

Below 10 5
Below 20 16
Below 30 26
Below 40 38
Below 50 45

a) N = 45

Median = mark of the 23rd student = x23

Median comes between 20 and 30 . ( Median class : 20 – 30 )

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 There are 10 students in the median class .

Divide the 10 marks between 20 and 30 into 10 equal parts .

10
Length of one sub division = = 1 = d
10

Assume that each such subdivision contains one student whose mark is the mid

value of that subdivision .

20 + 21 41
b) x17 = =
2 2

( The marks in the median class are in arithmetic sequence )

c) Median = x23

41 41
= x17 + 6 d = + (6 × 1) = + 6 = 20.5 + 6 = 26.5
2 2
4 The table shows some households sorted according to their usage of electricity .

Electricity usage Number of households

( units )

80 – 90 3
90 – 100 4
100 – 110 4
110 – 120 5
120 – 130 6
130 – 140 6

a) If the households are arranged in increasing order of usage of their electricity ,

half the sum of the usage of the households at what positions are taken as the

median ?

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b) If the households are arranged in increasing order of usage of their electricity ,

what is assumed to be the usage of the household at the 12th position ?

c) Find the median usage ?

Answer .

Electricity usage Number of households

Below 90 3
Below 100 7
Below 110 11
Below 120 16
Below 130 22
Below 140 28

a) N=28

Median = Half the sum of the usages of the 14th and 15th households

x14 + x15
=
2

Median comes between 110 and 120 . ( Median class : 110 – 120 )

There are 5 households in the median class .

Divide the 10 units between 110 and 120 into 5 equal parts .

10
Length of one sub division = = 2 = d
5

Assume that each such subdivision contains one house hold whose usage is the

mid value of that subdivision .

110+ 112 222

b) x12 = = = 111
2 2

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 ( The usages of electricity in the median class are in arithmetic sequence )

c) x14 = x12 + 2 d = 111 + 2 × 2 = 111 + 4 = 115

x15 = x14 + d = 115 + 2 = 117

x14 + x15 115 + 117 232

Median = = = = 116 units
2 2 2

5 The table below shows the workers in a factory sorted according to their daily wages .

Daily wages (Rs) Number of workers

350 - 500 5
500 - 650 8
650 - 800 15
800 - 950 9
950 - 1100 7

a) If the workers are arranged in increasing order of daily wages , half the sum of

the daily wage of the workers at what positions are taken as the median ?

b) If the workers are arranged in increasing order of daily wages , hat is assumed

to be the daily wage of the worker at the 14th position ?

c) Find the median daily wage ?

Answer .
Daily wages Number of workers

Below 500 5
Below 650 13
Below 800 28
Below 950 37
Below 1100 44

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a) N=44

Median = Half the sum of the daily wages of the 22nd and 23rd workers

x22 + x23
=
2

Median comes between 650 and 800 . ( Median class : 650 – 800 )

There are 15 workers in the median class .

Divide the 150 rupees between 650 and 800 into 15 equal parts .

150
Length of one sub division = = 10 = d
15

Assume that each such subdivision contains one worker whose daily wage is

the mid value of that subdivision .

650 + 660 1310

b) x14 = = = 655
2 2

( The daily wages in the median class are in arithmetic sequence )

c) x22 = x14 + 8 d = 655 + 8 × 10 = 655 + 80 = 735 ,

x23 = x22 + d = 735 + 10 = 745

x22 + x23 735 + 745 1480

Median = = = = Rs 740
2 2 2

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