STATISTICS TEST 8. For a distribution, Bowleys coefficient of skewness is 0.56, Q1 = 16.

4 and media =
24.2. What is coefficient of quartile deviation? (3)
Time – 3hrs Marks – 80 9. Find out the coefficient of variation for the following data: (7)
1. Prepare a frequency distribution from the following figures relating to bonus paid to
Size (in
factory workers and find the Arithmetic Mean, Median and mode. (7 marks) 35-40 30-35 25-30 20-25 15-20 Oct-15
cms)
Bonus Paid to Workers (in Rs) No. of
86 62 58 73 101 90 84 90 86 61 15 20 35 20 8 2
items
84 63 58 72 102 56 83 92 87 60 10. The following table gives heights of boys and girls studying in a college. Find (i)
83 69 57 71 103 57 87 93 88 59 standard deviation of the heights of the boys and girls taken together, (ii) whose
76 70 4 70 104 58 88 94 89 57 heights are more variable. (5 marks)
74 85 55 60 105 59 89 84 90 74 Boys Girls
67 84 82 70 60 60 90 81 91 76 Number 400 100
60 83 70 80 65 61 96 82 93 102 Average Height 68 inches 65 inches
69 91 76 90 70 63 94 83 94 101 Variance 9 4
70 94 77 100 75 69 93 84 95 96 11. You are given the following raw sums in a statistical survey of two variables X and Y:
72 100 74 101 80 67 92 85 96 92 ∑X = 240, ∑Y = 250, ∑X2 = 6400 and ∑Y2 = 7060.
Note: Take a class interval of 5. Ten items are included in each survey. Compute standard deviation of the X and Y
2. Find the average rate of increase in the population which in the first decade has variables. (5 marks)
increased by 30% and in the third decade has increased by 40%. (4) 12. During the 10 weeks of a session, the marks obtained by two candidates, Ramesh
3. A factory employs 100 workers of whom 60 work in the first shift and 40 work in the and Suresh, taking the computer Programme course are given below: (5)
second shift. The average wage of all the 100 workers is Rs. 38. If the average wage Ramesh 58 59 60 54 65 66 52 75 69 52
of 60 workers of the first shift is Rs. 40, find the average wage of the remaining 40 Suresh 87 89 78 71 73 84 65 66 56 46
workers of the second shift. (3) (i) Who is the better scorer – Ramesh or Suresh?
4. A man travelled by car for 3 days. He covered 480 kms each day. On the first day he (ii) Who is more consistent?
drove for 10 hours at 48 kms an hour. On the second day he drove for 12 hours at 13. Share prices of two companies A Ltd. and B Ltd. were recorded as follows:(7)
40 kms an hour and on the last day he drove for 15 hours at 32 kms. What was his A Ltd. 12 13 15 14 14 14 13 17
average speed? (3) B Ltd. 113 114 113 115 117 114 112 114
5. An investor buys Rs. 1,200 worth of shares in a company each month. During the Which company’s share prices are more variable?
first 5 months he bought 24 per share. After 5 months, what is the average price 14. An urn contains 5 white and 8 black balls. Two successive drawings of three balls at a
paid for the shares by him? (3) time are made such that the balls are not replaced before the second draw. Find the
6. Find out the value of interquartile range, Quartile deviation and its coefficient from probability that the first draw gives 3 which balls and second draw gives 3 black
the following data: (5) balls.(4)
Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 15. To test the quality of electric bulbs produced in a factory, two bulbs are randomly
Frequency selected from a large sample without replacement. If either bulb is defective, the
5 12 14 23 16 25 15 15
(No. of Students) entire lot is rejected. Suppose a sample of 200 bulbs contain 5 defective bulbs. Find
7. In a certain distribution the following results were obtained: the probability that the sample will be rejected. (5)
Mean= 45, median= 48 and SKP = -0.4 16. An umbrella seller can earn 100 on a rainy day and 20 on a clear day. If the probability
The person who gave you the data failed to give the value of standard deviation and of having rainy day is 0.6, find the mean and variance of expected gain.(5)
you are required to estimate with the help of available information. (4)