Maths · Measures of dispersion; calculation of mean, median, mode of grouped and ungrouped data

The maximum bowling speed (kms/hour) of 33 players at a cricket coaching centre

The maximum bowling speed (kms/hour) of 33 players at a cricket coaching centre is given below: Find the modal bowling speed of players. Bowling 85 \( \begin{array}{ll}100 & 115\end{array} \) speed \( (\mathrm{kms} / \mathrm{hr}) \) \( \begin{array}{lll}\text { DO } & 115 & 130\end{array} \) No. of Players

  • A. Rs. 101kms/hour
  • B. Rs.106 kms/hour
  • C. Rs.115 kms/hour
  • D. Rs.118 kms/hour

Step-by-step solution

The modal speed is the value that appears most frequently in the data. From the given distribution (with frequencies summing to 33 players), the speed 115 km/h has the highest frequency, making it the mode.
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