The following table shows the ages of the patients admitted in a hospital during a year.
Find the mode and the mean of the data given above. Compare and interpret the two measures of central tendency.
Solution:
Modal class = (35-45)
Lower limit of the modal class
Size of the class interval
Frequency of the modal class
Frequency of the class proceeding the modal class
Frequency of the class succeeding the modal class
Mode
Therefore, the mean age of patient admitted to hospital
years
And, maximum number of patients admitted to hospital are 36.8 years old.
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