Find the mode of the given data:
Class interval0−2020−4040−6060−80Frequency1561810
As the class 40-60 has maximum frequency, so it is the modal class:
Therefore,
xk=40, h=20, fk=18 and fk−1=6 and fk+1=10
Mode = (b) xk+h.{(fk−fk−1)(2fk−fk−1−fk+1)}
=40+[20×(18−6)/(2×18−6−10)]
= 40+(12)
= 52