University of Management & Technology
School of Science
Department of Mathematics
Assignment#2, Probability and statistics, Course code: MA150
(Fall 2021) Total marks:20
Resource person: Dr. Muhammad Tanveer Hussain
Question 1: (a) Define Arithmetic mean, Geometric mean and Harmonic mean; and prove
that for any two positive numbers a and b,
A . M ≥ G. M ≥ H . M .
(b) The monthly incomes of ten families in USD in a certain locality are given below:
Family: A B C D E F G H I J
Income (USD.): 195 170 110 175 1500 28 142 1250 140 136
Calculate the arithmetic mean, the geometric mean and the harmonic mean of the above
incomes. Which one of the above three averages represents the above figures best?
Question 2: Find the geometric mean and the harmonic mean of the following frequency
distribution:
Weekly 35-40 40-45 45-50 50-55 55-60 60-65 65-70
Income (Rs.)
No. of 25 23 27 39 24 20 19
workers
Question 3: The weight of the 40 male students at a university are given in the following
frequency table
Weight 118-126 127-135 136-144 145-153 154-162 163-171 172-180
Frequency 5 7 11 14 7 6 4
Calculate mean and median.