CAT 2023 Slot 1 DILR · Set 2 of 4Data InterpretationModerate DifficultyQ6–Q10 · 1 MCQ + 4 TITA

CAT 2023 Slot 1 DILR Set 2: Tables (5 Questions) with Solutions

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CAT 2023 Slot 1 DILR · Questions 6–10
Five restaurants, coded R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 gave integer ratings to five gig workers – Ullas, Vasu, Waman, Xavier and Yusuf, on a scale of 1 to 5.
The means of the ratings given by R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 were 3.4, 2.2, 3.8, 2.8 and 3.4 respectively.
The summary statistics of these ratings for the five workers is given below.
UllasVasuWamanXavierYusuf
Mean rating2.23.83.43.62.6
Median rating24443
Modal rating24551 and 4
Range of rating*33443
*Range of ratings is defined as the difference between the maximum and minimum ratings awarded to a worker.
The following is partial information about ratings of 1 and 5 awarded by the restaurants to the workers.
a
R1 awarded a rating of 5 to Waman, as did R2 to Xavier, R3 to Waman and Xavier, and R5 to Vasu.
b
R1 awarded a rating of 1 to Ullas, as did R2 to Waman and Yusuf, and R3 to Yusuf.

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Q6. Tables

TITA · +3 / 0
How many individual ratings cannot be determined from the above information? (in numerial value)
Correct Answer
0
Step-by-step solution
📌 Core Concept
Each worker's mean, median, mode and range, combined with the restaurant means and the given 1s and 5s, pins down every column. The row sums then fix every cell.
🔢 Step-by-Step Solution
1
Totals: restaurant sums are R1 17, R2 11, R3 19, R4 14, R5 17. Worker sums are Ullas 11, Vasu 19, Waman 17, Xavier 18, Yusuf 13.
2
Ullas: R1 gave 1 and the range is 3, so the maximum is 4. Sorted order is 1,a,2,b,41, a, 2, b, 4 with a+b=4a+b=4. Only 1,2,2,2,41,2,2,2,4 has mode 2, so Ullas has {1, 2, 2, 2, 4}.
3
Vasu: R5 gave 5 and the range is 3, so the minimum is 2. Sorted order is 2,a,4,b,52, a, 4, b, 5 with a+b=8a+b=8. Mode 4 forces {2, 4, 4, 4, 5}.
4
Waman: R2 gave 1, and R1 and R3 gave 5. Sorted order is 1,a,4,b,51, a, 4, b, 5 with a+b=7a+b=7. Mode 5 forces b=5b=5, so Waman has {1, 2, 4, 5, 5}.
5
Xavier: sorted order is 1,a,4,5,51, a, 4, 5, 5 with sum 18, so a=3a=3. Xavier has {1, 3, 4, 5, 5}.
6
Yusuf: R2 and R3 gave 1 and the range is 3, so the maximum is 4. Modes 1 and 4 with median 3 and sum 13 give {1, 1, 3, 4, 4}.
7
R2's row: it gave Waman 1, Xavier 5 and Yusuf 1, so Ullas + Vasu =11−7=4=11-7=4. That gives 2 and 2.
8
R3's row: it gave Waman 5, Xavier 5 and Yusuf 1, so Ullas + Vasu =8=8. The leftover values force 4 and 4.
9
R4 and R1: Ullas's last two 2s go to R4 and R5. Vasu's remaining 4s go to R1 and R4. The row sums then fix every remaining cell: R1 gave Xavier 3 and Yusuf 4; R4 gave Waman 4, Xavier 1 and Yusuf 3; R5 gave Waman 2, Xavier 4 and Yusuf 4.
Every one of the 25 ratings is determined.
Correct Answer: 0

Q7. Tables

TITA · +3 / 0
To how many workers did R2 give a rating of 4? (in numerial value)
Correct Answer
0
Step-by-step solution
📌 Core Concept
The worker statistics fix each worker's multiset of ratings. R2's row sum then fixes R2's ratings.
🔢 Step-by-Step Solution
1
R2's mean is 2.2, so its ratings total 11.
2
R2 gave Waman 1, Yusuf 1 and Xavier 5, which total 7. Ullas + Vasu =4=4.
3
Ullas's ratings are {1, 2, 2, 2, 4}, and R1 already gave him the 1. Vasu's ratings are {2, 4, 4, 4, 5}, and R5 gave him the 5.
4
The only way for the two ratings to sum to 4 is 2+22+2. A 4 from either worker would push the sum above 4.
5
R2's ratings are therefore 2, 2, 1, 5, 1. Check: 2+2+1+5+1=112+2+1+5+1=11.
R2 gave no 4s.
Correct Answer: 0

Q8. Tables

TITA · +3 / 0
What rating did R1 give to Xavier? (in numerial value)
Correct Answer
3
Step-by-step solution
📌 Core Concept
Fix each worker's set of ratings from the summary statistics, then use the restaurant means to fill in the rows.
🔢 Step-by-Step Solution
1
Xavier has {1, 3, 4, 5, 5}. R2 and R3 gave the 5s, so R1, R4 and R5 share 1, 3 and 4.
2
Yusuf has {1, 1, 3, 4, 4}. R2 and R3 gave the 1s, so R1, R4 and R5 share 3, 4 and 4.
3
R1's total is 17. It gave Ullas 1, Waman 5 and Vasu 4, because the 2s and 4s of Ullas and Vasu are fixed by R2 and R3. So Xavier + Yusuf =17−10=7=17-10=7.
4
Yusuf must be 3 or 4 and Xavier must be 1, 3 or 4. The pairs summing to 7 are (3, 4) and (4, 3).
5
Test R4 and R5 for X=4,Y=3X=4, Y=3 at R1. R4 would have to take Xavier 1 or 3, and R5 would have to take the other, with Yusuf 4 and 4. R4's total of 14 then requires Waman + Xavier + Yusuf =8=8, and R5's total of 17 requires 10. Checking Waman's 2 and 4 against both rows fails.
6
With X=3,Y=4X=3, Y=4 at R1, R4 gets Waman 4, Xavier 1 and Yusuf 3, which sum to 8. R5 gets Waman 2, Xavier 4 and Yusuf 4, which sum to 10. Both rows match.
R1 gave Xavier 3.
Correct Answer: 3

Q9. Tables

TITA · +3 / 0
What is the median of the ratings given by R3 to the five workers? (in numerial value)
Correct Answer
4
Step-by-step solution
📌 Core Concept
The worker statistics fix the multisets of ratings. R3's known cells and its row sum fix the rest of R3's row.
🔢 Step-by-Step Solution
1
R3's mean is 3.8, so its ratings total 19.
2
R3 gave Waman 5, Xavier 5 and Yusuf 1, which total 11. Ullas + Vasu =8=8.
3
R2 uses Ullas's and Vasu's 2s (their row needs U+V=4U+V=4). R1 has Ullas 1, and R5 has Vasu 5. The leftover values for R3 are Ullas 2 or 4, and Vasu 4.
4
A sum of 8 forces Ullas 4 and Vasu 4.
5
R3's ratings sorted are 1, 4, 4, 5, 5. The middle value is 4.
Correct Answer: 4

Q10. Tables

MCQ · +3 / −1
Which among the following restaurants gave its median rating to exactly one of the workers?
  1. A) R2
  2. B) R5
  3. C) R3
  4. D) R4
Correct Answer
D) R4
Step-by-step solution
📌 Core Concept
Once all 25 ratings are fixed, find each restaurant's median and count how many workers received that rating.
🔢 Step-by-Step Solution
1
The full table, in order Ullas, Vasu, Waman, Xavier, Yusuf, is:
R1: 1, 4, 5, 3, 4
R2: 2, 2, 1, 5, 1
R3: 4, 4, 5, 5, 1
R4: 2, 4, 4, 1, 3
R5: 2, 5, 2, 4, 4
2
R1 sorted is 1, 3, 4, 4, 5, with median 4. Two workers got 4.
3
R2 sorted is 1, 1, 2, 2, 5, with median 2. Two workers got 2.
4
R3 sorted is 1, 4, 4, 5, 5, with median 4. Two workers got 4.
5
R4 sorted is 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, with median 3. Only Yusuf got 3.
6
R5 sorted is 2, 2, 4, 4, 5, with median 4. Two workers got 4.
Why Not the Others
A) R2: its median 2 went to Ullas and Vasu, so two workers.
B) R5: its median 4 went to Xavier and Yusuf, so two workers.
C) R3: its median 4 went to Ullas and Vasu, so two workers.
Correct Answer: D
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