Chapter 1

Q. 1. Define 'Statistics'.

Ans. Webster defined statistics as "the classical facts representing the conditions of the people in a State, especially those facts which can be stated in numbers or in tables of numbers or in any tabular or classified arrangement."

Q. 2. Define the following terms:

  1. Class limits
  2. Class intervals
  3. Types of class intervals (Dec. 98)
  4. Class frequency
  5. Class mid-point or class mark
  6. Relative Frequency
  7. Pie Chart

(a) Class limits
Ans. The class limits are the lowest and the highest values that can be included in the class. For example, take the class (10-20). The lowest value of the class is 10 and the highest value is 20.



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