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Find the median for the following data.

This is a grouped frequency distribution, in which median is calculated as follows.

We have the following table:



Here, we get total frequency, N = 30. So,



Since, N/2 = 15. Mark a cumulative frequency which is just greater than 15.


Here, it is 17. So, median class would be 15 – 20.


Median is given by



Where, l = lower limit of the median class = 15


N/2 = 15 (as calculated above)


m = cumulative frequency of the class preceding the median class = 7


f = frequency of the median class = 10


c = width of the median class = 5


Putting all these values in the formula, we get




Median = 15 + 4 = 19


Thus, median is 19.


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