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EX 14.4(2) During the medical check-up of 35 students of a class, their weight were recorded as, follows :

Numbers of

students

Less than

38

Less than

40

Less than

42

Less than

44

Less than

46

0

3

5

9

14

Less than

48

Less than

50

Less than

52

28

32

35

Draw a less than type ogive for the given data.Hence obtain the median weight from graph and verify the result by using the formula.

obtain the median

weight from graph

Draw a less than type ogive

Weight

(in Kg)

Weight

(in Kg)

Numbers of students

Cumulative Frequency

36 - 38

38 - 40

40 - 42

42 - 44

44 - 46

0

3 – 0 = 3

5 – 3 = 2

9 – 4 = 5

14 – 9 = 6

0

3

5

9

14

(38,0)

(40,3)

(42,5)

(44,9)

(46,14)

46 - 48

48 - 50

50 - 52

28 – 14 = 14

32 – 28 = 4

35 – 32 = 3

28

32

35

(48,28)

(50,32)

(52,35)

Point to be plotted

Median from graph is 46.5 kg

Now, =

N

2

=

35

2

=

17.5.

Which lies in the class 46 - 48

Median class is 46 – 48.

∴ L =

46,

f =

14,

cf =

14

and h =

2

Exercise 14.4 – Q.2

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x'

x

y'

y

0

Weight in Kg.

No. of students

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

38

40

42

44

46

48

50

52

Scale : X-axis, 1cm = 1 Kg

Y-axis, 1cm = 5 students

(38,0)

(40,3)

(42,5)

(44,9)

(46,14)

(48,28)

(50,32)

(52,35)

Soln.

Now let us plot the points on a graph

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

38

Points to

be plotted

(38,0)

(40,3)

(42,5)

(44,9)

(46,14)

(48,28)

(50,32)

(52,35)

Leaving 2 cm from bottom we draw horizontal X-axis and leaving 2cm from left we draw vertical Y-axis

On X-axis if classes are not starting from ‘0’ leaving 2cm from X-axis we start putting limits .

Looking at the biggest Y-co ordinate we select the scale on Y - axis

We plot the points one after the other and write the co-ordinate

Join all points with smooth curve

The difference between origin and lower limit of first class is not same as the width of classes hence we put a Krink mark

(46.5)

Exercise 14.4 – Q.2

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∴ Median =

L +

N

2

- c.f

f

× h

=

46 +

- 14

14

× 2

17.5

=

46 +

3.5

7

=

46 +

0.5

∴ Median =

46.5

Hence the median is same as obtained from graph.

7

0.5

Exercise 14.4 – Q.2