2. The following table shows marks attained by 100 form three students in a mathematics test. calculate: i) median, ii)lower quarntile, iii) upper quartile, iv) interquartile range.

Solution

Construct a cumulative frequency table as shown below

Class Marks

1-10

11-20

21-30

31-40

41-50

51-60

61-70

71-80

81-90

91-100

Frequency

2

7

9

11

13

16

16

15

8

3

CLASS BOUNDARIES f cf
1-10 0.5-10.5 2
11-20 10.5-20.5 7
21-30 20.5-30.5 9
31-40 30.5-40.5 11
41-50 40.5-50.5 13
51-60 50.5-60.5 16
61-70 60.5-70.5 16
71-80 70.5-80.5 15
81-90 80.5-90.5 8
91-100 90.5-100.5 3
Indentify the median class. the median class is