14.
(a)
From the
following frequency
distribution of 260
housewives of a locality
according to their
TV-watching habit �
draw
the graph of cumulative
frequencies of less than
type:
Hours
per week watching
TV
|
Number
of housewives
|
5
� 9
|
13
|
10
�14
|
39
|
15
� 19
|
60
|
20
� 24
|
75
|
25
� 29
|
42
|
30
� 34
|
27
|
35
� 39
|
4
|
Total
|
260
|
Estimate using
the above graph �
(b)
The following
table shows the average
percentage of family
expenditure, as also
percentage increase in
price in 2005 compared
to 2000, for the major
heads of expenditure for
the urban middle class
families in a State in
India
. Calculate the
percentage increase in
cost of living for this
segment of population in
2005 compared to 2000 :
Head
of expenditure
|
%
of family
|
%
increase in price
in 2005 compared
to 2000
|
Food
Clothing
Fuel
& electricity
House
Rent
Miscellaneous
|
25
18
16
15
26
|
32
25
30
20
45
|
Total
|
100
|
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|
Qns
1-5
| 6-9
| 10-13
| 14
| 15
|