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Q.

An incomplete frequency distribution is given as follows:


Variable

10-20

20-30

30-40

40-50

50-60

60-70

70-80

Total

Frequency

   12

   30

   ?

   65

    ?

   25

    18

 228


Given that the median is 46 . The missing frequencies using the median formula are,


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a

x=30, y=40

b

x=33, y=45

c

x=20, y=100

d

x=24, y=36 

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Given frequency table is,

Variable

10-20

20-30

30-40

40-50

50-60

60-70

70-80

Total

Frequency

   12

   30

   ?

   65

    ?

   25

    18

 228

Let, the missing frequency for the class 30 - 40  is x and the missing frequency for the class 50 - 60  is y.

Variable

Frequency (f)

Cumulative frequency(c.f.)

10-20

12

12

20-30

30

42

30-40

x

x+42

40-50

65

x+107

50-60

y

x+y+107

60-70

25

x+y+132

70-80

18

x+y+150

Total

228

x+y+150

The relation between x and y from the total frequency,
  x+y+150=228 x+y=228150 x+y=78   ......(i)
We know,
Median =l+ N 2 c.f f ×h  
 l =  Lower limit of the median class
N = Number of observation
c.f .= Cumulative frequency of class, preceding the median class
f = frequency of the median class
h = class size.
We know,
N=x+y+150   So,
N 2 = x+y+150 2   It is given the median=46
 Median class =4050 l=40, cf.=x+42,f=65,h=5040=10 Median =40+ x+y+150 2 (x+42) 65 ×10   So,
40+ x+y+150 2 (x+42) 65 ×10=46   ......(ii)
Solve the equation (i) and (ii) , we get,
40+ 78+150 2 (x+42) 65 ×10=46 228 2 (x+42) 65 ×10=4640 114(x+42) 65 ×10=6 (72x)×10 65 =6 72010x=390 10x=720390 x= 330 10 x=33   Putting the value x = 33 on equation (i), we get,
  33+y=78 y=7833 y=45  
Therefore, the missing frequency for the class 30 - 40 is 33 and the missing frequency for the class 50 - 60 is 45.
Hence, option 2 is correct.
 
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