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The table below shows the daily expenditure on food of 25 households in a locality. Find the mean daily expenditure on food by a suitable method.



Answer -


Daily expenditure(in c)

100-150

150-200

200-250

250-300

300-350

Number of households

4

5

12

2

2


Solution:

Find the midpoint of the given interval usingthe formula.

Midpoint (xi) = (upper limit +lower limit)/2

Let is assume the mean (A) = 225

Class size (h) = 50

Class Interval

Number of households (fi)

Mid-point (xi)

di = xi – A

u= di/50

fiui

100-150

4

125

-100

-2

-8

150-200

5

175

-50

-1

-5

200-250

12

225

0

0

0

250-300

2

275

50

1

2

300-350

2

325

100

2

4

Sum fi = 25

Sum fiui = -7

Mean = x̄ = A +h∑fiui /∑fi

 =225+50(-7/25)

= 225-14

= 211

Therefore, the mean daily expenditure on foodis 211

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