{"id":12105,"date":"2022-09-16T00:03:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T18:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathemerize.com\/?p=12105"},"modified":"2022-09-16T00:03:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T18:33:48","slug":"a-class-teacher-has-the-following-absentee-record-of-40-students-of-a-class-for-the-whole-term-find-the-mean-number-of-days-a-student-was-absent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mathemerize.com\/a-class-teacher-has-the-following-absentee-record-of-40-students-of-a-class-for-the-whole-term-find-the-mean-number-of-days-a-student-was-absent\/","title":{"rendered":"A class teacher has the following absentee record of 40 students of a class for the whole term. Find the mean number of days a student was absent."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Number of days<\/td> | 0 – 6<\/td> | 6 – 10<\/td> | 10 – 14<\/td> | 14 – 20<\/td> | 20 – 28<\/td> | 28 – 38<\/td> | 38 – 40<\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of students<\/td> | 11<\/td> | 10<\/td> | 7<\/td> | 4<\/td> | 4<\/td> | 3<\/td> | 1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\nSolution :<\/h2>\n\n\n\nHere, the class size varies, and \\(x_i\\)’s are small,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let us apply the direct method here :<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, Mean = \\(\\sum f_iu_i\\over \\sum f_i\\) = \\(499\\over 40\\) = 12.475<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hence, mean = 12.48 days<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Question : Number of days 0 – 6 6 – 10 10 – 14 14 – 20 20 – 28 28 – 38 38 – 40 Number of students 11 10 7 4 4 3 1 Solution : Here, the class size varies, and \\(x_i\\)’s are small, Number of days Mid-Value (\\(x_i\\)) Number Students (\\(f_i\\)) …<\/p>\n |