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The ages of students in a small primary school were recor...

The ages of students in a small primary school were recorded in the table below.

Age  5-6    7-8  9-10
Frequency   29   40    38


Estimate the median.

A.

7.725

B.

6.225

C.

7.5

D.

6.5

Correct answer is A

N+12=107+12 th = 54th value i.e the median age is in the interval "7 - 8" (29 + 25 = 54)

Median = 1m+(f/2fbfm)c

lm=lower class boundary of the median age = 6.5

f = 107

fb = sum of all frequencies before the median age = 29

fm=frequency of the median age = 40

c = class width = 8.5 - 6.5 = 2

Median = 6.5 + (107/22940) x 2

= 6.5 + (53.52940) x 2

= 6.5 + (24.540) x 2

= 6.5 + 1.225

median age = 7.725