Answer:
[tex]Mean = 53.25[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
Low Temperature : 40−44 || 45−49 || 50−54 || 55−59 || 60−64
Frequency: --------------- 3 -----------6----------- 1-----------3--- -----7
Required
Determine the mean
The first step is to determine the midpoints of the given temperatures
40 - 44:
[tex]Midpoint = \frac{40+44}{2}[/tex]
[tex]Midpoint = \frac{84}{2}[/tex]
[tex]Midpoint = 42[/tex]
45 - 49
[tex]Midpoint = \frac{45+49}{2}[/tex]
[tex]Midpoint = \frac{94}{2}[/tex]
[tex]Midpoint = 47[/tex]
50 - 54:
[tex]Midpoint = \frac{50+54}{2}[/tex]
[tex]Midpoint = \frac{104}{2}[/tex]
[tex]Midpoint = 52[/tex]
55- 59
[tex]Midpoint = \frac{55+59}{2}[/tex]
[tex]Midpoint = \frac{114}{2}[/tex]
[tex]Midpoint = 57[/tex]
60 - 64:
[tex]Midpoint = \frac{60+64}{2}[/tex]
[tex]Midpoint = \frac{124}{2}[/tex]
[tex]Midpoint = 62[/tex]
So, the new frequency table is as thus:
Low Temperature : 42 || 47 || 52 || 57 || 62
Frequency: ----------- 3 --||- -6-||- 1-||- --3- ||--7
Next, is to calculate mean by
[tex]Mean = \frac{\sum fx}{\sum x}[/tex]
[tex]Mean = \frac{42 * 3 + 47 * 6 + 52 * 1 + 57 * 3 + 62 * 7}{3+6+1+3+7}[/tex]
[tex]Mean = \frac{1065}{20}[/tex]
[tex]Mean = 53.25[/tex]
The computed mean is greater than the actual mean
