NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 7 - Mathematics - Unit 3: Data Handling
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In Questions 17 to 31, fill in the blanks to make the statements true.

Question. 17

The difference between the highest and the lowest observations of a data is called ________.

Answer:

The difference between the highest and the lowest observations of a data is called Range.

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Question. 18

The mean of a data is defined as ________.

Answer:

The mean of a data is defined as \(\dfrac{\text{Sum of all observations}}{\text{Number of observations}}\).

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Question. 19

In a set of observations, the observation that occurs the most often is called ________.

Answer:

In a set of observations, the observation that occurs the most often is called Mode.

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Question. 20

In a given data, arranged in ascending or descending order, the middle most observation is called ________.

Answer:

In a given data, arranged in ascending or descending order, the middle most observation is called Median.

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Question. 21

Mean, Median, Mode are the measures of ________.

Answer:

Mean, Median, Mode are the measures of Central tendency.

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Question. 22

The probability of an event which is certain to happen is ________.

Answer:

The probability of an event which is certain to happen is 1.

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Question. 23

The probability of an event which is impossible to happen is ________.

Answer:

The probability of an event which is impossible to happen is 0.

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Question. 24

When a die is thrown, the probability of getting a number less than 7 is ________.

Answer:

When a die is thrown, the probability of getting a number less than 7 is 1.

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Question. 25

In throwing a die the number of possible outcomes is ________.

Answer:

In throwing a die the number of possible outcomes is 6.

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Question. 26

________ can be used to compare two collections of data.

Answer:

A double bar graph can be used to compare two collections of data.

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Question. 27

The representation of data with bars of uniform width is called ________.

Answer:

The representation of data with bars of uniform width is called Bar graph.

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Question. 28

If the arithmetic mean of 8, 4, x, 6, 2, 7 is 5, then the value of x is ________.

Answer:

If the arithmetic mean of 8, 4, x, 6, 2, 7 is 5, then the value of x is 3.

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Question. 29

The median of any data lies between the ________ and ________ observations.

Answer:

The median of any data lies between the Minimum and Maximum observations.

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Question. 30

Median is one of the observations in the data if number of observations is ________.

Answer:

Median is one of the observations in the data if number of observations is Odd.

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Question. 31

Rohit collected the data regarding weights of students of his class and prepared the following table:

Weight (in kg) 44–47 48–51 52–55 56–60
Number of Students 3 5 25 7

A student is to be selected randomly from his class for some competition. The probability of selection of the student is highest whose weight is in the interval ________.

Answer:

The probability of selection of the student is highest whose weight is in the interval 52–55.

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NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 7 – Mathematics – Unit 3: Data Handling – Fill in the Blanks | Detailed Answers