DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name of the Staff Member : P. VYDURYAM
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : D.C.C.P
Institute : SGMGPT, Abdullahpurmet
Year/Semester : III Semester
Subject : Quantitative Techniques-I
Subject Code : CCP-303
Topic : Median
Sub-Topic : Calculation of Median
Presentation Duration : 50 Minutes
Teaching Aids used : PPT, Animations
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 Objectives

On completion of this period, you would

be able to:
 Calculate Median
 Open-end classes

 Unequal classes

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 Recap
 Median is middle-most value of the variables
arranged in order
 Median for ungrouped data = Size of (n+1)/2th
observation if observations are arranged in
ascending or descending order
 For Discrete series M = Size of (N+1)/2th item
where M = Median, N = Total frequency
 In Continuous series, use N/2 as rank of
Median
 Median formula for continuous series is
M= L2 – L1 (m-c)
L 1 + ---------------
f1

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Calculation of Median
Continuous Series

Steps:
 Determine Median class
 Use N/2th item as rank of Median
 After ascertaining Median class, use formula to
know exact value of Median
 If class intervals are unequal, frequencies need not
be adjusted to make the class intervals equal and
apply same formula

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Formula for Median – Continuous
Series
L2 – L1
M = L1 + --------- (m-c)
f1
Where
M = Median
L1 = Lower limit of the median class
L2 = Upper limit of the median class
f1 = frequency of the median class
m = N/2
C = Cumulative frequency of class preceding Median class

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 Example 1
Calculate the Median from the following data:

Marks 0-10 10-30 30-60 60-80 80-90

No. of Students 5 15 30 8 2

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Solution to Ex. 1

CALCULATION OF MEDIAN
Marks (x) Frequency (f) Cumulative
frequency (cf)
0-10 5 5
10-30 15 20
30-60 30 50
60-80 8 58
80-90 2 60
N = 60

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m = Size of N/2th item
= Size of 60/2th item
= Size of 30th item
Median lies in the class 30-60

L2 – L1
M= L1 + --------- (m-c)
f1

60-30
= 30 + -------- (50-20)
30
10
= 30 + --- x 30
30
= 30 + 10
= 40
Hence, Median value = 40
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Example 2
Calculate Median for the following frequency
distribution:
Monthly wages in Rs. No. of workers
50-80 30
80-100 127
100-110 140
110-120 240
120-130 176
130-150 135
150-180 20
180-200 3

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 Solution to Ex. 2

Calculation of Median
Monthly wages in Rs. No. of workers Cumulative frequency
(x) (f) (c.f.)
50-80 30 30
80-100 127 157
100-110 140 297
110-120 240 537
120-130 176 713
130-150 135 848
150-180 20 868
180-200 3 871
N = 871

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 Check 435.5th item in
m = Size of N/2 item
th
c.f. column and look at
= Size of 871/2th item the corresponding
= Size of 435.5th item class

Median lies in the class 110-120

L2 – L1 (m-c)
Median = L1 + ----------
f1
L1=110, L2=120, m=435.5, c=297, f1=240

120-110 (435.5-297)
Median = 110 + ------------
240
= 110 + (10 x 138.5)/240
= 110 + 1385/240
= 110 + 5.77
= 115.77
Hence, Median = 115.77
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Example 3
Calculate Median for the following
frequency distribution:
Class interval under Class-frequency
Rs.
Below 3000 20
3000-3999 45
4000-4999 70
5000-5999 50
6000-6999 28
7000-7999 22
8000 and over 15

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Solution to Ex. 3

CALCULATION OF MEDIAN

Class- interval Frequency (f) Cumulative frequency

Adjusted (x) (c.f.)
1999.5-2999.5 20 20
2999.5-3999.5 45 65
3999.5-4999.5 70 135
4999.5-5999.5 50 185
5999.5-6999.5 28 213
6999.5-7999.5 22 235
7999.5-8999.5 15 250
N = 250

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m = Size of N/2th item
= Size of 250/2th item
= Size of 125th item
Median lies in the class 3999.5-4999.5 group
L2 – L1
Median = L1 + ---------- (m-c)
f1
L1=3999.5, L2=4999.5, m=125, c=65, f1=70

4999.5 - 3999.5
Median = 3999.5 + --------------------- (125-65)
70
= 3999.5 + (1000 x 60)/70
= 3999.5 + 60000/70
= 3999.5 + 857.14
= 4856.64
Hence, Median = 4856.64

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Summary
Formula - Median – (Continuous Series):
 The formula L2-L1
L1 + ------ (m-c)
f1

 No need to convert the unequal classes

 open-end classes has to be adjusted

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Quiz
1) In Median (continuous series), there is no
need to convert ungrouped classes

a) Yes

b) No

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 Assignment

1. Calculate Median:
Income No. of
(Monthly Rs.) Employees
Below 2000 3
2000-2200 7
2200-2400 25
2400-2600 30
2600-2800 24
2800-3000 9
3000 and above 2

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 Assignment
2. You are given below a distribution of income per
month. Calculate the most suitable average
giving reasons for your choice:

Income (Rs.) Frequency

Less than 100 40

100-200 89
200-300 148
300-400 64
400 and above 39

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