For the following distribution- the modal class is- Marks Number of students- Below 10 3- Below 20 12- Below 30 27- Below 40 57- Below 50 75- Below 60 80- -3 Marks-

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Finding Mode for Grouped Data Wen Class Intervals Are Not Given

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For the following distribution, the modal class is?

$\begin{matrix} M a r k s & N u m b e r o f s t u d e n t s B e l o w 10 & 3 B e l o w 20 & 12 B e l o w 30 & 27 B e l o w 40 & 57 B e l o w 50 & 75 B e l o w 60 & 80 \end{matrix}$

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$\begin{matrix} C l a s s i n t e r v a l & C u m u l a t i v e f r e q u e n c y & F r e q u e n c y 0 - 10 & 3 & 3 10 - 20 & 12 & (12 - 3) = 9 20 - 30 & 27 & (27 - 12) = 15 30 - 40 & 57 & (57 - 27) = 30 40 - 50 & 75 & (75 - 57) = 18 50 - 60 & 80 & (80 - 75) = 5 \end{matrix}$
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Here, we see that the highest frequency is 30, which lies in the interval 30-40.

$∴$ The modal class is 30-40.
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For the following distribution, the modal class is

$\begin{matrix} M a r k s & N u m b e r o f s t u d e n t s B e l o w 10 & 3 B e l o w 20 & 12 B e l o w 30 & 27 B e l o w 40 & 57 B e l o w 50 & 75 B e l o w 60 & 80 \end{matrix}$

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Given below is a cumulative frequency distribution showing the marks secured by $50$ students of a class: Marks Below $20$ , Below $40$ , Below $60$ , Below $80$ , Below $100$ : Number of students: $17, 22, 29, 37, 50$ respectively. Form the frequency distribution table for the data.

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The following table shows the cumulative frequency distribution of marks of 800 students in an examination.

\begin{matrix} M a r k s & N u m b e r o f s t u d e n t s B e l o w 10 & 10 B e l o w 20 & 50 B e l o w 30 & 130 B e l o w 40 & 270 B e l o w 50 & 440 B e l o w 60 & 570 B e l o w 70 & 670 B e l o w 80 & 740 B e l o w 90 & 780 B e l o w 100 & 800 \end{matrix}

Construct a frequency distribution table for the data above.

The following table gives the marks obtained by the students of a class in an exam out of 50.

$\begin{matrix} Marks & No. of Students B e l o w 10 & 5 B e l o w 20 & 10 B e l o w 30 & 23 B e l o w 40 & 31 B e l o w 50 & 40 \end{matrix}$

(i) Convert the cumulative frequency distribution into a regular frequency distribution.

(ii) Find the mean. [3 MARKS]

The distribution below gives the marks obtained by the students of a class in a test. Maximum marks being $80$ . Find the median marks of the students.

Marks Obtained	$b e l o w 10$	$b e l o w 20$	$b e l o w 30$	$b e l o w 40$	$b e l o w 50$	$b e l o w 60$	$b e l o w 70$	$b e l o w 80$
No. of students	$15$	$35$	$60$	$80$	$96$	$127$	$190$	$200$

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For the following distribution, the modal class is? MarksNumber of studentsBelow 103Below 2012Below 3027Below 4057Below 5075Below 6080 [3 Marks]

Class intervalCumulative frequencyFrequency0−103310−2012(12−3)=920−3027(27−12)=1530−4057(57−27)=3040−5075(75−57)=1850−6080(80−75)=5 [2 Marks] Here, we see that the highest frequency is 30, which lies in the interval 30-40. ∴ The modal class is 30-40. [1 Mark]

For the following distribution, the modal class is?

$\begin{matrix} M a r k s & N u m b e r o f s t u d e n t s B e l o w 10 & 3 B e l o w 20 & 12 B e l o w 30 & 27 B e l o w 40 & 57 B e l o w 50 & 75 B e l o w 60 & 80 \end{matrix}$

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