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Consider the following distribution of daily wages of 50 workers of a factory.
Find the mean daily wages of the workers of the factory by using an appropriate method.
Consider the following distribution of daily wages of 50 workers of a factory.
Find the mean daily wages of the workers of the factory by using an appropriate method.
Solution :
Given: The frequency distribution of daily wages of 50 workers in a factory is as follows:
| Daily Wages (in ₹) | Number of Workers ($f_i$) |
|---|---|
| 500 - 520 | 12 |
| 520 - 540 | 14 |
| 540 - 560 | 8 |
| 560 - 580 | 6 |
| 580 - 600 | 10 |
To Find: The mean daily wages of the workers using an appropriate method.
Method Selection: Since the values of the class marks ($x_i$) and frequencies ($f_i$) are relatively large, we will use the Assumed Mean Method to simplify the calculations. The formula for the mean ($\bar{x}$) is:
$\bar{x} = a + \frac{\sum f_i d_i}{\sum f_i}$
Where $a$ is the assumed mean, $d_i = x_i - a$, and $h$ is the class size.
Step 1: Constructing the Frequency Distribution Table
| Class Interval | Frequency ($f_i$) | Class Mark ($x_i$) | Deviation ($d_i = x_i - a$) | $f_i d_i$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 - 520 | 12 | 510 | -40 | -480 |
| 520 - 540 | 14 | 530 | -20 | -280 |
| 540 - 560 | 8 | 550 | 0 | 0 |
| 560 - 580 | 6 | 570 | 20 | 120 |
| 580 - 600 | 10 | 590 | 40 | 400 |
| Total | $\sum f_i = 50$ | - | - | $\sum f_i d_i = -240$ |
Step 2: Calculations
1. Class Mark ($x_i$): Calculated as $\frac{\text{Upper Limit} + \text{Lower Limit}}{2}$. For example, $\frac{500+520}{2} = 510$.
2. Assumed Mean ($a$): Let us choose the middle value of the class marks as the assumed mean. Here, $a = 550$.
3. Deviation ($d_i$): Calculated as $x_i - 550$.
4. Summation of $f_i d_i$:
$\sum f_i d_i = (-480) + (-280) + 0 + 120 + 400$
$\sum f_i d_i = -760 + 520 = -240$
Step 3: Applying the Formula
$\bar{x} = a + \frac{\sum f_i d_i}{\sum f_i}$
$\bar{x} = 550 + \frac{-240}{50}$
$\bar{x} = 550 - \frac{24}{5}$
$\bar{x} = 550 - 4.8$
$\bar{x} = 545.2$
Final Answer: The mean daily wages of the workers of the factory is ₹ 545.20.
More Questions from Class 10 Mathematics Statistics EXERCISE 13.1
- Q1: A survey was conducted by a group of students as a part of their environment awareness programme, in which they collected the following data regarding the number of plants in 20 houses in a locality. Find the mean number of plants per house. Which method did you use for finding the mean, and why?
- Q3: The following distribution shows the daily pocket allowance of children of a locality. The mean pocket allowance is Rs 18. Find the missing frequency $f$.
- Q4: Thirty women were examined in a hospital by a doctor and the number of heartbeats per minute were recorded and summarised as follows. Find the mean heartbeats per minute for these women, choosing a suitable method.
- Q5: In a retail market, fruit vendors were selling mangoes kept in packing boxes. These boxes contained varying number of mangoes. The following was the distribution of mangoes according to the number of boxes. Find the mean number of mangoes kept in a packing box. Which method of finding the mean did you choose?
- Q6: The table below shows the daily expenditure on food of 25 households in a locality. Find the mean daily expenditure on food by a suitable method.
- Q7: To find out the concentration of $SO_2$ in the air (in parts per million, i.e., ppm), the data was collected for 30 localities in a certain city and is presented below: Find the mean concentration of $SO_2$ in the air.
- Q8: A class teacher has the following absentee record of 40 students of a class for the whole term. Find the mean number of days a student was absent.
- Q9: The following table gives the literacy rate (in percentage) of 35 cities. Find the mean literacy rate.
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