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About Statistics — Class 10 CBSE

Compute mean, median, and mode of grouped data; draw cumulative frequency curves (ogives). This topic is part of the CBSE Class 10 mathematics syllabus (chapter: Chapter 13). On this page you can practice 60 questions across three difficulty levels — 20 easy, 20 medium, and 20 hard — each with a visual step-by-step solution, plus a timed 35-question mastery test with a live leaderboard. Worked examples and sample questions from the topic are below.

Statistics — solved examples for Class 10 CBSE

Example 1easy

The mean of 5 numbers is 20. What is the sum of these 5 numbers?
  1. A)80
  2. B)100
  3. C)25
  4. D)4

Step-by-step solution

  1. Sum = Mean ×\times Number of observations
    =20×5=100= 20 \times 5 = 100

Answer: 100

Example 2medium

Find the mean using the direct method for the following data:
| Class | 0100-10 | 102010-20 | 203020-30 | 304030-40 |
| Frequency | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
  1. A)18.5
  2. B)20.67
  3. C)20
  4. D)17.5

Step-by-step solution

  1. Class marks: 5, 15, 25, 35
  2. fixi=5(5)+8(15)+12(25)+5(35)=25+120+300+175=620\sum f_i x_i = 5(5)+8(15)+12(25)+5(35) = 25+120+300+175 = 620
  3. N=5+8+12+5=30N = 5+8+12+5 = 30
  4. Mean =620/30= 620/30
    20.67\approx 20.67

Answer: 20.67

Example 3hard

Find the median of the following data:
| Class | 0100-10 | 102010-20 | 203020-30 | 304030-40 | 405040-50 |
| Freq | 5 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 10 |
  1. A)24.5
  2. B)25.0
  3. C)23.0
  4. D)26.0

Step-by-step solution

  1. N=50N = 50, N/2=25N/2 = 25.
  2. cf: 5, 13, 33, 40, 50. Median class: 203020-30 (cf first 25\ge 25).
  3. l=20,cf=13,f=20,h=10l = 20, cf = 13, f = 20, h = 10
  4. Median =20+251320×10=20+6= 20 + \frac{25-13}{20} \times 10 = 20 + 6
    =26= 26

Answer: 26.0

Practice questions on Statistics

  1. Q1.easy

    The class mark of the class interval 102010 - 20 is:
    1. A)10
    2. B)20
    3. C)15
    4. D)30
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    Answer: 15

    Hint: Class mark = (upper limit + lower limit) / 2.

  2. Q2.easy

    In a frequency distribution, the sum of fixi=420f_i x_i = 420 and fi=30\sum f_i = 30. The mean is:
    1. A)12
    2. B)14
    3. C)15
    4. D)16
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    Answer: 14

    Hint: Mean (direct method) =fixifi= \frac{\sum f_i x_i}{\sum f_i}.

  3. Q3.easy

    The mode of the data: 2, 3, 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 2, 3 is:
    1. A)2
    2. B)3
    3. C)4
    4. D)5
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    Answer: 3

    Hint: Mode is the value that appears most frequently.

  4. Q4.medium

    Using the assumed mean method with a=25a = 25, find fidi\sum f_i d_i if the class marks are 5, 15, 25, 35, 45 with frequencies 6, 10, 12, 8, 4.
    1. A)60-60
    2. B)100-100
    3. C)8080
    4. D)100100
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    Answer: 60-60

    Hint: di=xiad_i = x_i - a. Find each did_i, multiply by fif_i, and sum.

  5. Q5.medium

    Find the mode of the following grouped data:
    | Class | 0100-10 | 102010-20 | 203020-30 | 304030-40 | 405040-50 |
    | Frequency | 5 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
    1. A)25.0
    2. B)24.17
    3. C)23.33
    4. D)26.67
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    Answer: 24.17

    Hint: Modal class = 20-30 (highest frequency 15). Use the mode formula.

  6. Q6.medium

    The cumulative frequency just before the median class is called:
    1. A)cfcf
    2. B)ff
    3. C)Class mark
    4. D)Assumed mean
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    Answer: cfcf

    Hint: In the median formula, cfcf is the cumulative frequency of the class preceding the median class.

  7. Q7.hard

    The mean of the following distribution is 50. Find the missing frequencies f1f_1 and f2f_2 if total frequency is 120.
    | Class | 0200-20 | 204020-40 | 406040-60 | 608060-80 | 8010080-100 |
    | Freq | 17 | f1f_1 | 32 | f2f_2 | 19 |
    1. A)f1=28,f2=24f_1 = 28, f_2 = 24
    2. B)f1=24,f2=28f_1 = 24, f_2 = 28
    3. C)f1=30,f2=22f_1 = 30, f_2 = 22
    4. D)f1=26,f2=26f_1 = 26, f_2 = 26
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    Answer: f1=28,f2=24f_1 = 28, f_2 = 24

    Hint: Use two equations: f1+f2=52f_1 + f_2 = 52 and fixi/120=50\sum f_i x_i / 120 = 50.

  8. Q8.hard

    Find the mean using step deviation method:
    | Class | 5155-15 | 152515-25 | 253525-35 | 354535-45 | 455545-55 |
    | Freq | 6 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 5 |
    1. A)27
    2. B)28.8
    3. C)29
    4. D)30
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    Answer: 28.8

    Hint: Take a=30a = 30 and h=10h = 10. Find uiu_i values and compute.

  9. Q9.hard

    Find the median from:
    | Class | 0100-10 | 102010-20 | 203020-30 | 304030-40 | 405040-50 | 506050-60 |
    | Freq | 5 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
    1. A)28.75
    2. B)28.5
    3. C)30.0
    4. D)29.0
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    Answer: 28.75

    Hint: N=65,N/2=32.5N = 65, N/2 = 32.5. Build cf and find the median class.

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