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If the median of the following frequency distribution is 28.5 find the missing frequencies:
Class interval: | 0-10 | 10-20 | 20-30 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50-60 | Total |
Frequency: | 5 | $f_1$ | 20 | 15 | $f_2$ | 5 | 60 |
Given:
The median of the given frequency distribution is 28.5.
To do:
We have to find the missing frequencies.
Solution:
Median $= 28.5$ and $N = 60$
$45 + f_1 + f_2 = 60$
$f_1+f_2 = 60 - 45 = 15$
$f_2 = 15-f_1$.....….(i)
Median $= 28.5$ which lies in the class 20-30
$l = 20, f= 20, F = 5+f_1$ and $h = 30-20=10$
Median $=l+(\frac{\frac{\mathrm{N}}{2}-\mathrm{F}}{f}) \times h$
Therefore,
$28.5=20+\frac{\frac{60}{2}-(5+f_1)}{20}\times 10$
$28.5-20=\frac{30-5-f_1}{2}$
$(8.5)2=25-f_1$
$17=25-f_1$
$f_1=25-17=8$
$f_2 = 15 - 8 = 7$ [From (i)]
The missing frequencies $f_1$ and $f_2$ are 8 and 7 respectively.
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