The lifetimes of 100 light bulbs are tabulated below. Find the median lifetime.
Lifetime (in hours)Frequency0−20720−401340−602060−801880−10016100−12010120−1407140−1609
71.1 hours
The cumulative frequency table for the
data is given below.
ClassFrequencyCumulativeIntervalFrequency0−207720−40132040−60204060−80185880−1001674100−1201084120−140791140−1609100
N2=50
Therefore, median class is 60-80
Median=L+N2−c.ff×h=60+50−4018×20=71.11 hours