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The following are the ages of 300 patients getting medical treatment in a hospital on a particular day:


Age (in years)


10 - 20


20 - 30


30 - 40


40 - 50


50 - 60


60 - 70


Number of patients


60


42


55


70


53


20

Form a 'less than type' cumulative frequency distribution. [CBSE 2013]

In a ‘less than type’ cumulative frequency distribution, upper limit of the classes are considered.

It is given by,



AGE(in years)


CUMULATIVE FREQUENCY(Cf)


Less than 20


60


Less than 30


102


Less than 40


157


Less than 50


227


Less than 60


280


Less than 70


300

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