Question 26
MediumOriginal question| Daily wage (₹) | Number of workers |
|---|---|
| 200–240 | 5 |
| 240–280 | 7 |
| 280–320 | 15 |
| 320–360 | 8 |
| 360–400 | 5 |
The daily wages of 40 farm workers are grouped below. Taking the assumed mean as ₹300, what is the mean daily wage?
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C
Correct answer: C
Explanation
Class marks: 220, 260, 300, 340, 380. Deviations d from 300: −80, −40, 0, 40, 80.
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Mean = .
Worth noting
₹299 comes from subtracting the correction instead of adding it. ₹300 forgets the correction entirely, and ₹302 divides Σfd by 20 instead of by 40.
- Concept
- Mean of grouped data by the assumed-mean method
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