Class limits 130-134 135-139 140-144 145-149 150-154 155-159 160-164
Frequency 5 15 28 24 17 10 1
Answers
Given data:
C. l 130−134 135−139 140−144 145−149 150−154 155−159 160−164
Frequency 5 15 28 24 17 10 1
Now we can prepare a table or calculating median
C.I Continous C.I Frequency Cumulative frequency(cf)
130−134 129.5−134.5 5 5
135−139 134.5−139.5 15 5+15=20
140−144 139.5−144.5 28 20+28=48cf
145−149 144.5−149.5 24 48+24=72
150−154 149.5−154.5 17 72+17=89
155−159 154.5−159.5 10 89+10=99
160−164 159.5−164.5 1 99+1=100
Here
N=100
⇒N/2=
2
100
=50
30 median class 159.5−164.5
Because the cf(59) is near to (50)
∴ Lower limit of median
Class(l)=159.5
Class width(h)=10,
cf=preceding cf of median class
f=frequency of median class
∴ Median=l+(
f
N/2−cf
)×h
=159.5+(
28
50−31
)×10
=159.5+
28
19
×10
=159.5+
28
190
=159.5+6.786
(Rounded to one decimal)
Median=166.286≅166.3.