Calculate the mean, median and mode of the following frequency

distribution:Classintervals:15 - 20 20 - 25 25 - 30 30 - 35 35 - 40 40 45 45 - 50 50 55Frequency: 3 8 9 10 4 3 2 1Draw the less than and more than O give (Cumulative Frequency Curve) for theabove data and hence find the median.

C I fi xi fxi
15 - 20 3 17.5 87.5
20 - 25 8 22.5 180
25 - 30 9 27.5 247.5
30 - 35 10 32.5 325
35 - 40 4 37.5 150
40 - 45 3 42.5 127.5
45 - 50 2 47.5 95
50 - 55 1 52.5 52.5
  Ʃfi = 40   Ʃfi xi = 1265

Mean = fi xifi         = 126540         = 31.625

Now, Modal class = 30 - 35Lower limit of modal class = l = 30Frequency of modal class, f1 = 10Frequency of class preceeding modal class, f0 = 9Frequency of class succeeding modal class, f2 = 4Class size, h = 5Now, mode = l + f1 - f02f1 - f0 - f2 × h                             = 30 + 10 - 920 - 9 - 4 × 5                             = 30 + 17 × 5                             = 210 + 57                             = 2157                             = 30.71Median = Mode + 2 Mean3                      = 30.71 + 63.253                      = 93.963 = 31.32

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