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NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Maths exercise 14.4 - Cumulative frequency is calculated by adding all frequencies up to a certain threshold. We calculate the cumulative frequency by adding each and every frequency from the frequency distribution table given to us to the sum of its predecessor.
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In NCERT solutions for Class 10 Maths chapter 14 exercise 14.4 we are introduced to ‘ogives’. An 'ogive of the less than type' is a graph of a cumulative frequency distribution of the less than type. An ‘ogive of the more than type' is a graph depicting a cumulative frequency distribution of the more than type. The median of the grouped frequency distribution is determined by the point of intersection of the ogives of more than and less than types.
The formula for finding the median:

Where,
l = lower limit of median class,
n = number of observations,
cf = cumulative frequency of class preceding the median class,
f = frequency of median class,
h = class size (assuming class size to be equal).
Along with NCERT book Class 10 Maths chapter 14 exercise 14.4, the following exercises are also present.
Q1 The following distribution gives the daily income of 50 workers of a factory.
Convert the distribution above to a less than type cumulative frequency distribution, and draw its ogive.
Daily Income (Upper-Class Limit) | Cumulative Frequency |
Less than 120 | 12 |
Less than 140 | 26 |
Less than 160 | 34 |
Less than 180 | 40 |
Less than 200 | 50 |
Now,
Taking upper-class interval on the x-axis and their respective frequencies on the y-axis,
Q2 During the medical check-up of 35 students of a class, their weights were recorded as follows:
Draw a less than type ogive for the given data. Hence obtain the median weight from the graph and verify the result by using the formula.
Taking upper-class interval on the x-axis and their respective frequencies on the y-axis,
$N= 35 \implies \frac{N}{2} = 17.5$
Marking a point on the curve whose ordinate is 17.5 gives an x-ordinate= 46.5.
Hence, the Median of the data is 46.5
Now,
Weight (Class) | Frequency | Cumulative Frequency |
>38 | 0 | 0 |
38-40 | 3 | 3 |
40-42 | 2 | 5 |
42-44 | 4 | 9 |
44-46 | 5 | 14 |
46-48 | 14 | 28 |
48-50 | 4 | 32 |
50-52 | 3 | 35 |
$N= 35 \implies \frac{N}{2} = 17.5$
$\therefore$ Median class = 46-48; Lower limit, l = 46;
Cumulative frequency of preceding class, c.f. = 14; f = 14; h = 2
$Median = l + \left (\frac{\frac{n}{2}-c.f}{f} \right ).W$
$\\ = 46+ \left (\frac{17.5-14}{14} \right ).2 \\ \\ = 46+\frac{7}{14}$
$= 46.5$
Thus, the median using formula is 46.5 which verifies the result.
Q3 The following table gives production yield per hectare of wheat of 100 farms of a village.
Change the distribution to a more than type distribution, and draw its ogive.
Production yield (Upper-Class Limit) | Cumulative Frequency |
More than or equal to 50 | 100 |
More than or equal to 55 | 98 |
More than or equal to 60 | 90 |
More than or equal to 65 | 78 |
More than or equal to 70 | 54 |
More than or equal to 75 | 16 |
Now,
Taking lower class limit on the x-axis and their respective frequencies on the y-axis,
The modal class is the class with the highest frequency in grouped data. The following formula can be used to determine the mode. When the modal class is unique, the formula is valid for equal class intervals.
The formula for finding the mode:

Where,
l = lower limit of modal class
h = class width
f1 = frequency of the modal class
f0 = frequency of the class preceding the modal class
f2 = frequency of the class succeeding the modal class![]()
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Exercise 14.4 Class 10 Maths, gives us a concept on STATISTICS and its uses to a board-level of graphs like ogives.
NCERT syllabus Class 10 Maths chapter 14 exercise 14.4 teaches us about the new formula of mode and median.
The concepts from Class 10 Maths chapter 14 exercise 14.4 will give us a vivid image of the graphical representation of Cumulative Frequency Distribution, which is very effective if ogives are given to us in any question.
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