MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDANCY

UNIT -2

ASSIGNMENT – 2

1 The following distribution gives the pattern of overtime work done by

100 employees of a company .Calculate Mean ,Median , Mode work
done per employee.

Overtime Numbers of
hours employees
10 -15 11
15 -20 20
20 - 25 35
25 - 30 20
30 -35 8
35 -40 6

2 You are given The frequency distribution of 292 workers of a

factory according to their average weekly income of the
following frequency distribution.
Weekly income (Rs) No of workers
Below 1350 8
1350 - 1370 16
1370 - 1390 39
1390 - 1410 58
1410 - 1430 60
1430 - 1450 40
1450 -1470 22
1470-1490 15
1490 -1510 15
1510 -1530 9
1530 and above 10

Calculate the quartile deviation and its coefficient of quartile

deviation .
3 Find the mean absolute deviation from mean and coefficient of
MAD for following frequency distribution of sales (Rs in thousand
)in a co –operative store .
Sales Number of days
50 – 100 11
100 – 150 23
150 – 200 44
200 – 250 19
250 -300 8
300-350 7

4 A study of 100 engineering companies gives the following

information
Profit (Rs in crore) Number of companies
0-10 8
10 – 20 12
20 – 30 20
30 – 40 30
40 - 50 20
50 – 60 10

Calculate the standard deviation of the profit earned .

5 Define mean and give its advantages and dis advantage

6 Define standard deviation and variance and give its advantages

and dis advantage