| Height(cm) | 160 | 161 | 162 | 163 | 164 |
165 |
| No. of players | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
the table shows the height of 37 players of a basketball team calculates correct to one decimal place the mean height of the players.
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163.0
- 162.0
- 160.0
- 165.0
The correct answer is: A
Explanation
∑fx = (160 * 4) + (161 * 6) + (162 * 3) + (163 * 7) + (164 * 8) + (165 * 9)
=640 + 966 + 486 + 1,141 + 1,312 + 1,485
= 6,030
∑f = 4 + 6 + 3 + 7 + 8 + 9
= 37
= \(\frac{∑fx}{∑f}\)
= \(\frac{6030}{37}\)
= 162.97 or 163