Explanation
1. Determine the Missing Frequency (f)
The total number of students is 100. We sum the frequencies to find f:
10+20+f+40=100
70+f=100⟹f=30
2. Construct the Frequency Table to Find the Mean (xˉ)
We calculate the midpoint (xi) for each class interval and determine the arithmetic mean.
Marks | Frequency (fi) | Midpoint (xi) | fi⋅xi |
0-10 | 10 | 5 | 50 |
10-20 | 20 | 15 | 300 |
20-30 | 30 | 25 | 750 |
30-40 | 40 | 35 | 1400 |
Calculating the sum of frequencies (∑fi) and the sum of products (∑fixi):
∑fi=100
∑fixi=50+300+750+1400=2500
xˉ=N∑fixi=1002500=25
3. Calculate the Variance (σ2) and Standard Deviation (σ)
We use the formula for variance: σ2=N∑fi(xi−xˉ)2.
xi | (xi−xˉ)2 | fi | fi(xi−xˉ)2 |
5 | (5−25)2=400 | 10 | 4000 |
15 | (15−25)2=100 | 20 | 2000 |
25 | (25−25)2=0 | 30 | 0 |
35 | (35−25)2=100 | 40 | 4000 |
Summing the squared deviations:
∑fi(xi−xˉ)2=4000+2000+0+4000=10000
σ2=10010000=100
Calculating the standard deviation:
σ=100=10
Correct Option:
(d) 10