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Question

The size of land holdings of 380 families in a village is given
below Find the median size of land holdings

Size of Land Holdings (in acres)

Less than 100

100 â€“ 200

200 â€“ 300

300 â€“ 400

400 and above

Number of families

40

89

148

64

39

Bhawna Madaan · Accepted Answer

Size of Land Holdings Class Interval No of Families (f) Cumulative Frequency (CF) 0 – 100 40 40 100 – 200 89 129 200 – 300 148 277 300 – 400 64 341 400 – 500 39 380 Total

So, the Median class = Size of

item = 190th item 190th item lies in the 129th cumulative frequency and the corresponding class interval is 200 – 300

Median size of land holdings = 241 22 acres

Size of Land Holdings (in acres)	Less than 100	100 – 200	200 – 300	300 – 400	400 and above
Number of families	40	89	148	64	39

Size of Land Holdings Class Interval	No. of Families (f)	Cumulative Frequency (CF)
0 – 100	40	40
100 – 200	89	129
200 – 300	148	277
300 – 400	64	341
400 – 500	39	380
Total

The size of land holdings of 380 families in a village is given below. Find the median size of land holdings. Size of Land Holdings (in acres) Less than 100 100 – 200 200 – 300 300 – 400 400 and above Number of families 40 89 148 64 39

The size of land holdings of 380 families in a village is given below. Find the median size of land holdings.

Size of Land Holdings (in acres)

Less than 100

100 – 200

200 – 300

300 – 400

400 and above

Number of families

40

89

148

64

39