Consider the following frequency distribution:
| Value | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 11 |
| Frequency | 5 | f₁ | f₂ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Sum of frequencies = 19 and median = 6.
Let mean = μ, mean deviation about mean = α, mean deviation about median = β, variance = σ².
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (P) 7f₁ + 9f₂ is equal to | (1) 146 |
| (Q) 19α is equal to | (2) 47 |
| (R) 19β is equal to | (3) 48 |
| (S) 19σ² is equal to | (4) 145 |
| (5) 55 |
Correct Answer :
(P)→(5), (Q)→(3), (R)→(2), (S)→(1)
Solution :
Correct Option: (P)→(5), (Q)→(3), (R)→(2), (S)→(1)
Let us first write down the given data. The frequency distribution is as follows:
Values (): 4, 5, 8, 9, 6, 12, 11
Frequencies (): 5, , , 2, 1, 1, 3
First, we sort the values in ascending order to analyze the median and find the frequencies:
Sorted values (): 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12
Corresponding frequencies (): 5, , 1, , 2, 3, 1
We are given that the sum of the frequencies is 19. Therefore:
(Equation 1)
We are also given that the median is 6.
Since the total number of observations is (an odd number), the median is the observation when sorted in ascending order.
Let us find the cumulative frequencies:
Cumulative frequency for is 5.
Cumulative frequency for is .
Cumulative frequency for is .
For the median to be 6, the observation must be 6.
This means:
and
Combining these inequalities, we get .
Substitute in Equation 1:
Now we check list item (P):
Thus, (P) matches with (5).
Now let us compute the mean ():
Let us calculate :
Therefore, the mean is:
Next, we calculate the mean deviation about the mean ():
Let us find the absolute deviations from the mean :
For :
For :
For :
For :
For :
For :
For :
Summing these up:
Thus, we have:
So, (Q) matches with (3).
Next, we calculate the mean deviation about the median (). The median is :
Let us find the absolute deviations from the median :
For :
For :
For :
For :
For :
For :
For :
Summing these up:
Thus, we have:
So, (R) matches with (2).
Finally, we calculate the variance ():
Let us find the squared deviations from the mean :
For :
For :
For :
For :
For :
For :
For :
Summing these up:
Thus, we have:
So, (S) matches with (1).
Combining all the matches:
(P)→(5)
(Q)→(3)
(R)→(2)
(S)→(1)
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