Means - Arithmetic, Geometric, and Harmonic
Covers arithmetic, geometric, and harmonic mean calculations including formulas, relationships, grouped frequency distributions, and applications
Questions
The harmonic mean of $\dfrac { a }{ 1-ab } and \dfrac { a }{ 1+ab }$ is:
- $a$
- $\dfrac { a }{ 1-{ a }^{ 2 }b^{ 2 } }$
- $\dfrac { 1 }{ 1-{ a }^{ 2 }b^{ 2 } }$
- $\dfrac { a }{ 1+{ a }^{ 2 }b^{ 2 } }$
The relation among AM, GM and HM is
- $AM\times GM=HM$
- $HM=\sqrt{AM\times GM}$
- $GM^2=AM\times HM$
- $AM^2=GM\times HM$
$\bar{x} = A + \dfrac{\sum fd}{N}$ is the formula of
- Median
- Mode
- Arithmetic mean
- Mean deviation
| Class-intervals | 0-10 | 10-20 | 20-30 | 30-40 | 40-50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 12 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 13 |
Find the arithmetic mean for the given grouped frequency distribution.
- $\displaystyle 15\frac{1}{6}$
- $\displaystyle 25\frac{1}{6}$
- $\displaystyle 35\frac{1}{6}$
- $\displaystyle 45\frac{1}{6}$
Below is given the distribution of money (in Rs.) collected by students for flood relief fund. Find mean of money (in Rs.) collected by a student
| Money (in Rs.) | 0 - 10 | 10 - 20 | 20 - 30 | 30 - 40 | 40 - 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of students | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
- Rs.$ 22.80$
- Rs.$ 23.80$
- Rs. $24.80$
- Rs.$ 25.80$
The measurements (in mm) of the diameters of the head of screws are given below :
Calculate mean diameter of head of a screw.
| Diameter (in mm) | 33 - 35 | 36 - 38 | 39 - 41 | 42 - 44 | 45 - 47 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of screw | 10 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 27 |
- $38.08$ mm
- $40.08$ mm
- $41.08$ mm
- $45.08 $ mm
Find the mean marks from the following data:
| Marks | Number of students |
|---|---|
| Below 10 | 5 |
| Below 20 | 9 |
| Below 30 | 17 |
| Below 40 | 29 |
| Below 50 | 45 |
| Below 60 | 60 |
| Below 70 | 70 |
| Below 80 | 78 |
| Below 90 | 83 |
| Below 100 | 85 |
- $37.12$ marks
- $41.5$ marks
- $44.26$ marks
- $48.4$ marks
A survey was conducted by a group of students as a part of their environment awareness programme, in which they collected the following data regarding the number of plants in 20 houses in a locality. Find the mean number of plants per house.
| Number of Plants | 0-2 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 6-8 | 8-10 | 10-12 | 12-14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Which method did you use for finding the mean, and why?
- $8.2$ plants
- $6.5$ plants
- $5.7$ plants
- None of these
Record of no. of days of medical leave taken by $ 30$ employees within a year is given below.
| No. of days | 0 - 10 | 10 - 20 | 20 - 30 | 30 - 40 | 40 - 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of employees | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
Find mean number of days of medical leave taken by an employee in a year.
- $29.67$ days
- $25.67$ days
- $22.67$ days
- $20.6$ days
To find the concentration of $SO _2$ in the air (in parts, per
million), the data was collected for 30 localities, in a certain city
and is presented below:
| Concentration of $SO _2$ (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 |
Find the mean concentrations of $SO _2$ in the air.
- $0.099$ ppm
- $0.09$ ppm
- $0.99$ ppm
- $0.0909$ ppm
The following table gives the per day income of 50 pupils. Find the arithmetic mean of their per day income.
| Income/day (Rs) | 70-74 | 74-78 | 78-82 | 82-86 | 86-90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of people | 8 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 4 |
- $75.92$
- $79.92$
- $80.92$
- None of these
Compute the missing frequencies $'f _1'$ and $'f _2'$ in the following data, if the mean is $166\frac {9}{26}$ and the sum of the observation is 52.
| Classes | Frequency |
|---|---|
| 140-150 | 5 |
| 150-160 | $f _1$ |
| 160-170 | 20 |
| 170-180 | $f _2$ |
| 180-190 | 6 |
| 190-200 | 2 |
| Total | 52 |
- $f _1=7, f _2=3$
- $f _1=10, f _2=6$
- $f _1=9, f _2=8$
- None of these
In a frequency dist. if $\displaystyle d _{i}$ is deviation of variates from a number e and mean = $\displaystyle e+\frac{\Sigma f _{i}d _{i}}{\Sigma f _{i}}$, then e is
- Lower limit
- Assumed mean
- Number of observation
- Class interval
If the mean of four observations is $20$ and when a constant is added to each observation the mean becomes $22$ The value of $c$ is?
- $-2$
- $2$
- $4$
- $6$
HM of 3 and 5 is
- $\displaystyle\dfrac{15}{4}$
- $\displaystyle\dfrac{15}{8}$
- $\displaystyle\dfrac{3}{4}$
- $\displaystyle\dfrac{5}{8}$
GM of 4 and 64 is
- 32
- 8
- 16
- 24
The harmonic mean of 20 and 30 is
- 25
- 28
- 26
- 24
Find the sum of 5 geometric means between $\displaystyle\frac{1}{3}$ and 243, by taking common ratio positive.
- 121
- 126
- 81
- 111
The geometric mean of $10$ observations on a certain variable was calculated as $16.2$. It was later discovered that one of the observations was wrongly recorded as $12.9$; infact it was $21.9$. The correct geometric mean is:
- $\left (\dfrac {(16.2)^{9}\times 21.9}{21.9}\right )^{1/10}$
- $\left (\dfrac {(16.2)^{10}\times 21.9}{21.9}\right )^{1/10}$
- $\left (\dfrac {(16.2)^{10}\times 21.9}{12.9}\right )^{1/10}$
- $\left (\dfrac {(16.2)^{11}\times 21.9}{21.9}\right )^{1/11}$
The harmonic mean of the roots of equation $(5+\sqrt {2})x^{2}-(4+\sqrt {5})x+8+2\sqrt {5}=0$ is
- $2$
- $4$
- $6$
- $none\ of\ these$
The mean of the following frequency distribution is 62.8 and the sum of all the frequencies is 50. Compute the missing frequency $\displaystyle f _{1}$ and $\displaystyle f _{2}$.
| Class | 0-20 | 20-40 | 40-60 | 60-80 | 80-100 | 100-120 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 5 | $\displaystyle f _{1}$ | 10 | $\displaystyle f _{2}$ | 7 | 8 |
- $5, 8$
- $6, 12$
- $8, 11$
- $8, 12$