Statistics

Exercise 14.3

Part 1

Question 1: A survey conducted by an organisation for the cause of illness and death among the women between the ages 15 - 44 (in years) worldwide, found the following figures (in %):

(i) Represent the information given above graphically.

Answer:

(ii) Which condition is the major cause of women’s ill health and death worldwide?

Answer: Reproductive health conditions

(iii) Try to find out, with the help of your teacher, any two factors which play a major role in the cause in (ii) above being the major cause.

Answer: Lack of awareness, lack of timely medical care, lack of hygiene

Question 2: The following data on the number of girls (to the nearest ten) per thousand boys in different sections of Indian society is given below.

(i) Represent the information above by a bar graph.

Answer:

(ii) In the classroom discuss what conclusions can be arrived at from the graph.

Answer:

1. Scheduled tribes show better sex ratio.
2. Backward districts show better sex ratio.
3. Sex ratio is better in rural areas than in urban areas.

Question 3: Given below are the seats won by different political parties in the polling outcome of a state assembly elections:

(i) Draw a bar graph to represent the polling results.

Answer:

(ii) Which political party won the maximum number of seats?

Answer: Party A

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