NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Maths Chapter 14 Statistics

NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Maths Chapter 14 Exercise 14.1 Page: 239

1. Give five examples of data that you can collect from your day-to-day life.

Solution: Five examples from day-to-day life are

1. The number of students in our class
2. The number of fans in our school
3. Electricity bills of our house for the last two years
4. Election results obtained from television or newspapers
5. Literacy rate figures obtained from Educational Survey

2. Classify the data in Q.1 above as primary or secondary data.

Solution: Primary data: When the information was collected by the investigator themselves with a definite objective in their mind, the data obtained is called primary data. Primary data; (i), (ii) and (iii) Secondary data: When the information was gathered from a source which already had the information stored, the data obtained is called secondary data. Secondary data; (iv) and (v)

NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Maths Chapter 14 Exercise 14.2 Page: 245

1. The blood groups of 30 students of Class VIII are recorded as follows.

A, B, O, O, AB, O, A, O, B, A, O, B, A, O, O,

A, AB, O, A, A, O, O, AB, B, A, O, B, A, B, O.

Represent this data in the form of a frequency distribution table. Which is the most common, and which is the rarest, blood group among these students?

Solution:

Frequency is the number of students having the same blood group. The frequency is represented in the table or the frequency distribution table.

Blood Group	Number of Students (Frequency)
A	9
B	6
O	12
AB	3
Total	30

The most common Blood Group is the blood group with the highest frequency: O The rarest Blood Group is the blood group with the lowest frequency: AB

2. The distance (in km) of 40 engineers from their residence to their place of work was found as follows: 5    3    10    20    25    11    13    7    12    31 19    10    12    17    18    11    32    17    16    2 7    9    7    8    3    5    12    15    18    3 12    14    2    9    6    15    15    7    6    12 Construct a grouped frequency distribution table with class size 5 for the data given above, taking the first interval as 0-5 (5 not included). What main features do you observe from this tabular representation?

Solution:

Since the given data is very large, we construct a grouped frequency distribution table of class size 5. ∴ , class intervals will be 0-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20 and so on. The data is represented in the grouped frequency distribution table as In the given table, the classes do not overlap. Also, we find that the houses of 36 out of 40 engineers are below 20 km of distance.

3. The relative humidity (in %) of a certain city for a month of 30 days was as follows: 98.1     98.6     99.2     90.3     86.5     95.3     92.9      96.3      94.2      95.1 89.2     92.3     97.1     93.5     92.7     95.1     97.2      93.3      95.2      97.3 96.2     92.1     84.9     90.2     95.7     98.3     97.3      96.1      92.1      89

(i) Construct a grouped frequency distribution table with classes 84 – 86, 86 – 88, etc.

(ii) Which month or season do you think this data is about?

(iii) What is the range of this data?

Solution:

(i) Since the given data is very large, we construct a grouped frequency distribution table of class size 2. ∴ , class intervals will be 84-86, 86-88, 88-90, 90-92 and so on. The data is represented in the grouped frequency distribution table as

Relative humidity (in %)	Frequency
84-86	1
86-88	1
88-90	2
90-92	2
92-94	7
94-96	6
96-98	7
98-100	4
Total	30

(ii) The humidity is very high in the given data. Since the humidity is observed to be high during the rainy season, the data here must be about the rainy season. (iii) The range of a data = The maximum value of the data – minimum value of the data = 99.2−84.9 = 14.3

4 . The heights of 50 students, measured to the nearest centimetres, have been found to be as follows:

161     150     154     165     168     161     154     162     150     151 162     164     171     165     158     154     156     172     160     170 153     159     161     170     162     165     166     168     165     164 154     152     153     156     158     162     160     161     173     166 161     159     162     167     168     159     158     153     154     159

(i) Represent the data given above by a grouped frequency distribution table, taking the class intervals as 160 – 165, 165 – 170, etc.

(ii) What can you conclude about their heights from the table?

Solution:

(i) The data given in the question can be represented by a grouped frequency distribution table, taking the class intervals as 160 – 165, 165 – 170, etc., as

Height (in cm)	No. of Students (Frequency)
150-155	12
155-160	9
160-165	14
165-170	10
170-175	5
Total	50

(ii) It can be concluded from the given data and the table that 35 students, i.e., more than 50% of the total students, are shorter than 165 cm.

5. A study was conducted to find out the concentration of sulphur dioxide in the air in parts per million (ppm) of a certain city. The data obtained for 30 days is as follows: 0.03     0.08     0.08     0.09     0.04     0.17 0.16     0.05     0.02     0.06     0.18     0.20 0.11     0.08     0.12     0.13     0.22     0.07 0.08     0.01     0.10     0.06     0.09     0.18 0.11     0.07     0.05     0.07     0.01     0.04

(i) Make a grouped frequency distribution table for this data with class intervals as 0.00 – 0.04, 0.04 – 0.08, and so on.

(ii) For how many days was the concentration of Sulphur dioxide more than 0.11 parts per million?

Solution:

(i) The grouped frequency distribution table for the data given in the question with class intervals as 0.00 – 0.04, 0.04 – 0.08, and so on is given below.

The concentration of sulphur dioxide in the air (in ppm)	Frequency
0.00 − 0.04	4
0.04 − 0.08	9
0.08 − 0.12	9
0.12 − 0.16	2
0.16 − 0.20	4
0.20 − 0.24	2
Total	30

(ii) The number of days in which the concentration of sulphur dioxide was more than 0.11 parts per million = 2+4+ 2 = 8

6. Three coins were tossed 30 times simultaneously. Each time the number of heads occurring was noted down as follows:

0 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 3 0

1 3 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 1

3 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 2 0

Prepare a frequency distribution table for the data given above.

Solution:

The frequency distribution table for the data given in the question is given below.

Number of Heads	Frequency
0	6
1	10
2	9
3	5
Total	30

7. The value of π up to 50 decimal places is given below:

3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510

(i) Make a frequency distribution of the digits from 0 to 9 after the decimal point.

(ii) What are the most and the least frequently occurring digits?

Solution:

(i) The frequency distribution of the digits from 0 to 9 after the decimal point is given in the table below.

Digits	Frequency
0	2
1	5
2	5
3	8
4	4
5	5
6	4
7	4
8	5
9	8
Total	50

(ii) The digit having the least frequency occurs the least. Since 0 occurs only twice, it has a frequency of 2. ∴ , the least frequently occurring digit is 0. The digit with the highest frequency occurs the most. Since 3 and 9 occur eight times, it has a frequency of 8. ∴ , the most frequently occurring digits are 3 and 9.

8. Thirty children were asked about the number of hours they watched TV programmes in the previous week. The results were found as follows: 1     6     2     3     5    12     5     8     4     8 10   3     4     12   2     8     15    1     17   6 3     2     8     5     9     6      8     7     14   12

(i) Make a grouped frequency distribution table for this data, taking class width 5 and one of the class intervals 5-10.

(ii) How many children have watched television for 15 or more hours a week?

Solution:

(i) The grouped frequency distribution table for the data given in the question, taking class width 5 and one of the class intervals as 5-10, is given below.

Number of Hours	Frequency
0-5	10
5-10	13
10-15	5
15-20	2
Total	30

(ii) From the given table, we can conclude that 2 children watched television for 15 or more hours a week.

9. A company manufactures car batteries of a particular type. The lives (in years) of 40 such batteries were recorded as follows: 2.6     3.0    3.7     3.2     2.2     4.1     3.5     4.5 3.5     2.3    3.2     3.4     3.8     3.2     4.6     3.7 2.5     4.4    3.4     3.3     2.9     3.0     4.3     2.8 3.5     3.2    3.9     3.2     3.2     3.1     3.7     3.4 4.6     3.8    3.2     2.6     3.5     4.2     2.9     3.6 Construct a grouped frequency distribution table for this data, using class intervals of size 0.5 starting from interval 2 – 2.5.

Solution:

The grouped frequency distribution table for the data given in the table, using class intervals of size 0.5 starting from interval 2 – 2.5, is given below.

Lives of batteries (in years)	No. of batteries (Frequency)
2-2.5	2
2.5-3	6
3-3.5	14
3.5-4	11
4-4.5	4
4.5-5	3
Total	40

NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Maths Chapter 14 Exercise 14.3 Page: 258

1. A survey conducted by an organisation for the cause of illness and death among the women between the ages 15 – 44 (in years) worldwide found the following figures (in %):

S.No.	Causes	Female fatality rate (%)
1.	Reproductive health conditions	31.8
2.	Neuropsychiatric conditions	25.4
3.	Injuries	12.4
4.	Cardiovascular conditions	4.3
5.	Respiratory conditions	4.1
6.	Other causes	22.0

(i) Represent the information given above graphically.

(ii) Which condition is the major cause of women’s ill health and death worldwide?

(iii) Try to find out, with the help of your teacher, any two factors which play a major role in the cause in (ii) above being the major cause.

Solution:

(i) The information given in the question is represented below graphically. (ii) We can observe from the graph that reproductive health conditions are the major cause of women’s ill health and death worldwide. (iii) Two factors responsible for the cause in (ii) are

• Lack of proper care and understanding.
• Lack of medical facilities.

2. The following data on the number of girls (to the nearest ten) per thousand boys in different sections of Indian society are given below.

S.No.	Section	Number of girls per thousand boys
1.	Scheduled Caste (SC)	940
2.	Scheduled Tribe (ST)	970
3.	Non-SC/ST	920
4.	Backward districts	950
5.	Non-backward districts	920
6.	Rural	930
7.	Urban	910

(i) Represent the information above by a bar graph.

(ii) In the classroom, discuss what conclusions can be arrived at from the graph.

Solution:

(i) The information given in the question is represented below graphically. (ii) From the above graph, we can conclude that the maximum number of girls per thousand boys is present in section ST. We can also observe that the backward districts and rural areas have more girls per thousand boys than non-backward districts and urban areas.

3. Given below are the seats won by different political parties in the polling outcome of state assembly elections:

Political party	A	B	C	D	E	F
Seats won	75	55	37	29	10	37

(i) Draw a bar graph to represent the polling results.

(ii) Which political party won the maximum number of seats?

Solution:

(i) The bar graph representing the polling results is given below.

(ii) From the bar graph, it is clear that Party A won the maximum number of seats.

4. The length of 40 leaves of a plant is measured correctly to one millimetre, and the obtained data is represented in the following table:

S.No.	Length (in mm)	Number of leaves
1.	118 – 126	3
2.	127 – 135	5
3.	136 – 144	9
4.	145 – 153	12
5.	154 – 162	5
6.	163 – 171	4
7.	172 – 180	2

(i) Draw a histogram to represent the given data. [Hint: First, make the class intervals continuous.]

(ii) Is there any other suitable graphical representation for the same data?

(iii) Is it correct to conclude that the maximum number of leaves is 153 mm long? Why?

Solution:

(i) The data given in the question is represented in the discontinuous class interval. So, we have to make it in the continuous class interval. The difference is 1, so taking half of 1, we subtract ½ = 0.5 from the lower limit and add 0.5 to the upper limit. Then, the table becomes

S.No.	Length (in mm)	Number of leaves
1.	117.5 – 126.5	3
2.	126.5 – 135.5	5
3.	135.5 – 144.5	9
4.	144.5 – 153.5	12
5.	153.5 – 162.5	5
6.	162.5 – 171.5	4
7.	171.5 – 180.5	2

(ii) Yes, the data given in the question can also be represented by a frequency polygon. (iii) No, we cannot conclude that the maximum number of leaves is 153 mm long because the maximum number of leaves are lying in-between the length of 144.5 – 153.5

5. The following table gives the lifetimes of 400 neon lamps.

Life Time (in hours)	Number of Lamps
300 – 400	14
400 – 500	56
500 – 600	60
600 – 700	86
700 – 800	74
800 – 900	62
900 – 1000	48

(i) Represent the given information with the help of a histogram.

(ii) How many lamps have a lifetime of more than 700 hours?

Solution:

(i) The histogram representation of the given data is given below. (ii) The number of lamps having a lifetime of more than 700 hours = 74+62+48 = 184

6. The following table gives the distribution of students in two sections according to the marks obtained by them.

Represent the marks of the students of both sections on the same graph by two frequency polygons. From the two polygons, compare the performance of the two sections.

Solution:

The class-marks = (lower limit + upper limit)/2 For section A,

Marks	Class-marks	Frequency
0-10	5	3
10-20	15	9
20-30	25	17
30-40	35	12
40-50	45	9

For section B,

Marks	Class-marks	Frequency
0-10	5	5
10-20	15	19
20-30	25	15
30-40	35	10
40-50	45	1

7 . The runs scored by two teams, A and B, on the first 60 balls in a cricket match are given below.

Represent the data of both teams on the same graph by frequency polygons.

[Hint: First, make the class intervals continuous.]

Solution:

The data given in the question is represented in the discontinuous class interval. So, we have to make it in the continuous class interval. The difference is 1, so taking half of 1, we subtract ½ = 0.5 = 0.5 from the lower limit and add 0.5 to the upper limit. Then, the table becomes

Number of Balls	Class Mark	Team A	Team B
0.5-6.5	3.5	2	5
6.5-12.5	9.5	1	6
12.5-18.5	15.5	8	2
18.5-24.5	21.5	9	10
24.5-30.5	27.5	4	5
30.5-36.5	33.5	5	6
36.5-42.5	39.5	6	3
42.5-48.5	45.5	10	4
48.5-54.5	51.5	6	8
54.5-60.5	57.5	2	10

The data of both teams are represented on the graph below by frequency polygons.

8. A random survey of the number of children of various age groups playing in a park was found as follows:

Draw a histogram to represent the data above.

Solution:

The width of the class intervals in the given data varies. We know that, The area of the rectangle is proportional to the frequencies in the histogram. Thus, the proportion of children per year can be calculated as given in the table below.

Age (in years)	Number of children (frequency)	Width of class	Length of rectangle
1-2	5	1	(5/1)×1 = 5
2-3	3	1	(3/1)×1 = 3
3-5	6	2	(6/2)×1 = 3
5-7	12	2	(12/2)×1 = 6
7-10	9	3	(9/3)×1 = 3
10-15	10	5	(10/5)×1 = 2
15-17	4	2	(4/2)×1 = 2

Let x-axis = the age of children y-axis = proportion of children per 1-year interval

9. 100 surnames were randomly picked up from a local telephone directory, and a frequency distribution of the number of letters in the English alphabet in the surnames was found as follows:

(i) Draw a histogram to depict the given information.

(ii) Write the class interval in which the maximum number of surnames lie.

Solution:

(i) The width of the class intervals in the given data is varying. We know that, The area of the rectangle is proportional to the frequencies in the histogram. Thus, the proportion of the number of surnames per 2 letters interval can be calculated as given in the table below.

Number of letters	Number of surnames	Width of class	Length of rectangle
1-4	6	3	(6/3)×2 = 4
4-6	30	2	(30/2)×2 = 30
6-8	44	2	(44/2)×2 = 44
8-12	16	4	(16/4)×2 = 8
12-20	4	8	(4/8)×2 = 1

(ii) 6-8 is the class interval in which the maximum number of surnames lie.

NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Maths Chapter 14 Exercise 14.4 Page: 269

1. The following number of goals were scored by a team in a series of 10 matches:

2, 3, 4, 5, 0, 1, 3, 3, 4, 3

Find the mean, median and mode of these scores.

Solution:

Mean = Average = Sum of all the observations/Total number of observations = (2+3+4+5+0+1+3+3+4+3)/10 = 28/10 = 2.8 Median To find the median, we first arrange the data in ascending order. 0, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5 Here, Number of observations (n) = 10 Since the number of observations is even, the median can be calculated as = 3 Mode To find the mode, we first arrange the data in ascending order. 0, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5 Here, We find that 3 occurs most frequently (4 times). ∴ Mode = 3

2. In a mathematics test given to 15 students, the following marks (out of 100) are recorded.

41, 39, 48, 52, 46, 62, 54, 40, 96, 52, 98, 40, 42, 52, 60 Find the mean, median and mode of this data.

Solution:

Mean=Average = Sum of all the observations/Total number of observations = (41+39+48+52+46+62+54+40+96+52+98+40+42+52+60)/15 = 822/15 = 54.8 Median To find the median, we first arrange the data in ascending order. 39, 40, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 52, 52, 52, 54, 60, 62, 96, 98 Here, Number of observations (n) = 15 Since the number of observations is odd, the median can be calculated as Median = [(n+1)/2] ^th observation = [(15+1)/2] ^th observation = (16/2) ^th observation = 8 ^th observation = 52 Mode To find the mode, we first arrange the data in ascending order. 39, 40, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 52, 52, 52, 54, 60, 62, 96, 98 Here, We find that 52 occurs most frequently (3 times). ∴ Mode = 52

3. The following observations have been arranged in ascending order. If the median of the data is 63, find the value of x.

29, 32, 48, 50, x, x+2, 72, 78, 84, 95

Solution:

Number of observations (n) = 10 Given that Median = 63 Since the number of observations is even, the median can be calculated as 63 = [5 ^th observation+(5+1) ^th observation]/2 63 = [5 ^th observation+6 ^th observation]/2 63 = (x+x+2)/2 63 = (2x+2)/2 x = 63-1 x = 62

4. Find the mode of 14, 25, 14, 28, 18, 17, 18, 14, 23, 22, 14, 18.

Solution:

Mode To find the mode, we first arrange the given data in ascending order. 14,14,14,14,17,18,18,18,22,23,25,28 Here, We find that 14 occurs most frequently (4 times). ∴ Mode = 14

5. Find the mean salary of 60 workers in a factory from the following table.

Solution:

Salary (x i )	Number of workers (f i )	f i x i
3000	16	48000
4000	12	48000
5000	10	50000
6000	8	48000
7000	6	42000
8000	4	32000
9000	3	27000
10000	1	10000
Total	Σf i = 60	Σf i x i = 305000

The mean salary is ₹5083.33

6. Give one example of a situation in which

(i) the mean is an appropriate measure of central tendency.

(ii) the mean is not an appropriate measure of central tendency, but the median is an appropriate measure of central tendency.

Solution:

(i) Mean marks obtained in the examination (ii) Runs scored by Mahendra Singh Dhoni in 7 matches are 39, 51, 56, 102, 83, 48, 91 Here, Mean = (39+51+56+102+83+48+91)/7 = 470/7 = 67.1. Median, Arranging in ascending order, we get 39, 48, 51, 56, 83, 91, 102 n = 7 Median = [(n+1)/2] ^th observation = ( (7+1)/2) ^th observation = (8/2) ^th observation = 4 ^th observation = 56