The table below shows the distribution of weight measure for 100 students. \begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline Weight \(( kg )\) & \(60-62\) & \(63-65\) & \(66-68\) & \(69-71\) & \(72-74\) \\ \hline \(F\) & 5 & 18 & 42 & 27 & 8 \\ \hline \end{array}
Calculate the mode of the distribution to two decimal places
A. \(67.33\) B. \(65.33\) C. \(65.53\) D. 67.53
Correct Answer: B
Explanation
The modal class is \(66-68\) i.e. the class (with the highest freq of 42) Lowest class limit of the modal class \(=L_{1}=65.5\) Upper width \(C=68.5-65.5=3\) \(\Delta l =42-18=2: \quad \Delta_{2}=42-27=15\) Using the formula for mode \begin{aligned} \text { Mode } &=L_{1}+C\left[\frac{\Delta 1}{\Delta 1+\Delta 2}\right] \\ \text { Mode } &=65.5+3\left[\frac{24}{24+15}\right] \\ &=65.5+3(0.6154) \\ \text { Mode } &=67.35 \end{aligned}