NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 11 - Mathematics - Chapter 15: STATISTICS
Long Answer Questions

Question. 16

Calculate the mean deviation about the mean for the following frequency distribution:

Class interval0–44–88–1212–1616–20
Frequency46852

Answer:

0.99

Question. 17

Calculate the mean deviation from the median of the following data:

Class interval0–66–1212–1818–2424–30
Frequency45362

Answer:

7.08

Question. 18

Determine the mean and standard deviation for the following distribution:

Marks2345678910111213141516
Frequency166882230210001

Answer:

Mean = \(\tfrac{239}{40}\), SD = 2.85

Question. 19

The weights of coffee in 70 jars are shown in the following table:

Weight (in grams)200–201201–202202–203203–204204–205205–206
Frequency1327181011

Determine variance and standard deviation of the above distribution.

Answer:

Var. = 1.16 gm, S.D = 1.08 gm

Question. 20

Determine mean and standard deviation of first \( n \) terms of an A.P. whose first term is \( a \) and common difference is \( d \).

Answer:

Mean = \( a + \dfrac{d(n-1)}{2} \)

Question. 21

Following are the marks obtained, out of 100, by two students Ravi and Hashina in 10 tests.

Ravi: 25, 50, 45, 30, 70, 42, 36, 48, 35, 60

Hashina: 10, 70, 50, 20, 95, 55, 42, 60, 48, 80

Who is more intelligent and who is more consistent?

Answer:

Hashina is more intelligent and consistent

Question. 22

Mean and standard deviation of 100 observations were found to be 40 and 10, respectively. If at the time of calculation two observations were wrongly taken as 30 and 70 in place of 3 and 27 respectively, find the correct standard deviation.

Answer:

10.24

Question. 23

While calculating the mean and variance of 10 readings, a student wrongly used the reading 52 for the correct reading 25. He obtained the mean and variance as 45 and 16 respectively. Find the correct mean and the variance.

Answer:

Mean = 42.3, Var. = 43.81

NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 11 – Mathematics – Chapter 15: STATISTICS – Long Answer Questions | Detailed Answers