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The number of matchsticks in 40 boxes on counting was found as given below:

44, 41, 42, 43, 47, 50, 51, 49, 43, 42, 40, 42, 44, 45, 49, 42, 46, 49, 45, 49, 45, 47, 48, 43, 43, 44, 48, 43, 46, 50, 43, 52, 46, 49, 52, 51, 47, 43, 43, 45.

Taking classes 40 - 42, 42 - 44 ……, construct the frequency distribution table for the above data. Also draw a combined histogram and frequency polygon to represent the distribution.

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Answer

First represent the given data in a frequency distribution table as shown below:

Class IntervalsClass marksTally MarksFrequency
40 - 4241II2
42 - 4443IIII IIII II12
44 - 4645IIII II7
46 - 4847IIII I6
48 - 5049IIII II7
50 - 5251IIII4
52 - 5453II2

Steps of construction of histogram :

  1. Since, the scale on x-axis starts at 38, a kink is shown near the origin on x-axis to indicate that the graph is drawn to scale beginning at 38.

  2. Take 1 cm along x-axis = 2 units.

  3. Take 1 cm along y-axis = 2 units.

  4. Construct rectangles corresponding to the above continuous frequency distribution table.

The required histogram is shown in the adjoining figure.

Steps of construction of frequency polygon :

  1. Mark the mid-points of upper bases of rectangles of the histogram.

  2. Join the consecutive mid-points by line segments.

  3. Join the first end point with the mid-point of class 38 - 40 with zero frequency, and join the other end point with the mid-point of class 54 - 56 with zero frequency.

The required frequency polygon is shown by thick line segments in the diagram.

The number of matchsticks in 40 boxes on counting was found as given below. Taking classes 40 - 42, 42 - 44 ......, construct the frequency distribution table for the above data. Also draw a combined histogram and frequency polygon to represent the distribution. Statistics, ML Aggarwal Understanding Mathematics Solutions ICSE Class 9.

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