The following data gives the placement statistics for a college. The annual salaries of 100 students (in lakhs) are tabulated along with the number of students in each salary bracket. You want to find the salary of a typical student, ignoring the extreme values. Identify the measure of central tendency appropriate for this purpose and calculate it.

$\begin{matrix} S a l a r y B r a c k e t (i n l p a) & 0 - 5 & 5 - 10 & 10 - 15 & 15 - 20 & 20 - 25 & 25 - 30 N o . o f s t u d e n t s & 38 & 24 & 20 & 9 & 6 & 3 \end{matrix}$

Mean, 7.5 lakhs

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Median, 7.5 lakhs

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Mean, 9 lakhs

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The correct option is B
Median, 7.5 lakhs

Median of a distribution gives the typical value. It is not skewed by extremely small or large values.

$\begin{matrix} C l a s s & F r e q u e n c y & C u m u l a t i v e I n t e r v a l & F r e q u e n c y 0 - 5 & 38 & 38 5 - 10 & 24 & 62 10 - 15 & 20 & 82 15 - 20 & 9 & 91 20 - 25 & 6 & 97 25 - 30 & 3 & 100 \end{matrix}$

$\frac{N}{2} = 50$
Therefore, median class is 5-10.
$M e d i a n = L + \frac{\frac{N}{2} - c . f}{f} \times h = 5 + \frac{50 - 38}{24} \times 5 = 7.5 l p a$

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