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In a study of number of accidents per day, the observations for 30 days were obtained as follows:

6, 3, 5, 6, 4, 3, 2, 5, 4, 2, 4, 2, 1, 2, 2,
0, 5, 4, 6, 1, 6, 0, 5, 3, 6, 1, 5, 5, 2, 6

Prepare a frequency distribution table.

Solution

The frequency table for the number of accidents per day for a period of 30 days is given below:

Number of Accidents Tally Marks Frequency
0 || 2
1 ||| 3
2 |||| | 6
3 ||| 3
4 |||| 4
5 |||| | 6
6 |||| | 6

 

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Chapter 23: Data Handling-I (Classification and Tabulation of Data) - Exercise 23.1 [Page 8]

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