Find the mean deviation about the mean for the data in Exercises 1 and 2.
1. 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17
Solution:-
First we have to find (x̅ ) of the given data
So, the respective values of the deviations from mean,
i.e., xi – x̅ are, 10 – 4 = 6, 10 – 7 = 3, 10 – 8 = 2, 10 – 9 = 1, 10 – 10 = 0,
10 – 12 = – 2, 10 – 13 = – 3, 10 – 17 = – 7
6, 3, 2, 1, 0, -2, -3, -7
Now absolute values of the deviations,
6, 3, 2, 1, 0, 2, 3, 7
MD = sum of deviations/ number of observations
= 24/8
=3
So, the mean deviation for the given data is 3.
2. 38, 70, 48, 40, 42, 55, 63, 46, 54, 44
Solution:-
First we have to find (x̅ ) of the given data
So, the respective values of the deviations from mean,
i.e., xi – x̅ are, 50 – 38 = -12, 50 -70 = -20, 50 – 48 = 2, 50 – 40 = 10, 50 – 42 = 8,
50 – 55 = – 5, 50 – 63 = – 13, 50 – 46 = 4, 50 – 54 = -4, 50 – 44 = 6
-12, 20, -2, -10, -8, 5, 13, -4, 4, -6
Now absolute values of the deviations,
12, 20, 2, 10, 8, 5, 13, 4, 4, 6
MD = sum of deviations/ number of observations
= 84/10
= 8.4
So, the mean deviation for the given data is 8.4.
Find the mean deviation about the median for the data in Exercises 3 and 4.
3. 13, 17, 16, 14, 11, 13, 10, 16, 11, 18, 12, 17
Solution:-
First we have to arrange the given observations in ascending order,
10, 11, 11, 12, 13, 13, 14, 16, 16, 17, 17, 18.
The number of observations is 12
Then,
Median = ((12/2)th observation + ((12/2)+ 1)th observation)/2
(12/2)th observation = 6th = 13
(12/2)+ 1)th observation = 6 + 1
= 7th = 14
Median = (13 + 14)/2
= 27/2
= 13.5
So, the absolute values of the respective deviations from the median, i.e., |xi – M| are
3.5, 2.5, 2.5, 1.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 2.5, 2.5, 3.5, 3.5, 4.5
Mean Deviation,
= (1/12) × 28
= 2.33
So, the mean deviation about the median for the given data is 2.33.
4. 36, 72, 46, 42, 60, 45, 53, 46, 51, 49
Solution:-
First we have to arrange the given observations in ascending order,
36, 42, 45, 46, 46, 49, 51, 53, 60, 72.
The number of observations is 10
Then,
Median = ((10/2)th observation + ((10/2)+ 1)th observation)/2
(10/2)th observation = 5th = 46
(10/2)+ 1)th observation = 5 + 1
= 6th = 49
Median = (46 + 49)/2
= 95
= 47.5
So, the absolute values of the respective deviations from the median, i.e., |xi – M| are
11.5, 5.5, 2.5, 1.5, 1.5, 1.5, 3.5, 5.5, 12.5, 24.5
Mean Deviation,
= (1/10) × 70
=7
So, the mean deviation about the median for the given data is 7.
Find the mean deviation about the mean for the data in Exercises 5 and 6.
5.
xi 5 10 15 20 25
fi 7 4 6 3 5
Solution:-
Let us make the table of the given data and append other columns after calculations.
Xi fi fixi |xi – x̅ | fi |xi – x̅ |
5 7 35 9 63
10 4 40 4 16
15 6 90 1 6
20 3 60 6 18
25 5 125 11 55
25 350 158
The sum of calculated data,
The absolute values of the deviations from the mean, i.e., |xi – x̅ |, as shown in the table.
6.
xi 10 30 50 70 90
fi 4 24 28 16 8
Solution:-
Let us make the table of the given data and append other columns after calculations.
Xi fi fixi |xi – x̅ | fi |xi – x̅ |
10 4 40 40 160
30 24 720 20 480
50 28 1400 0 0
70 16 1120 20 320
90 8 720 40 320
80 4000 1280
Find the mean deviation about the median for the data in Exercises 7 and 8.
7.
xi 5 7 9 10 12 15
fi 8 6 2 2 2 6
Solution:-
Let us make the table of the given data and append other columns after calculations.
Xi fi c.f. |xi – M| fi |xi – M|
5 88 2 16
7 6 14 0 0
9 2 16 2 4
10 2 18 3 6
12 2 20 5 10
15 6 26 8 48
Now, N = 26, which is even.
Median is the mean of the 13th and 14th observations. Both of these observations lie in the
cumulative frequency 14, for which the corresponding observation is 7.
Then,
Median = (13th observation + 14th observation)/2
= (7 + 7)/2
= 14/2
=7
So, the absolute values of the respective deviations from the median, i.e., |xi – M| are shown
in the table.
8.
xi 15 21 27 30 35
fi 3 5 6 7 8
Solution:-
Let us make the table of the given data and append other columns after calculations.
Xi fi c.f. |xi – M| fi |xi – M|
15 33 15 45
21 58 9 45
27 6 14 3 18
30 7 21 0 0
35 8 29 5 40
Now, N = 29, which is odd.
So 29/2 = 14.5
The cumulative frequency greater than 14.5 is 21, for which the corresponding observation is
30.
Then,
Median = (15th observation + 16th observation)/2
= (30 + 30)/2
= 60/2
= 30
So, the absolute values of the respective deviations from the median, i.e., |xi – M| are shown
in the table.
Find the mean deviation about the mean for the data in Exercises 9 and 10.
9.
Income per day in 0 – 100 – 200 – 300 – 400 – 500 – 600 – 700 –
₹ 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
Number of
4 8 9 10 7 5 4 3
persons
Solution:-
Let us make the table of the given data and append other columns after calculations.
Mid – points
Income per day in
Number of persons fi fixi |xi – x̅ | fi|xi – x̅ |
₹
xi
0 – 100 4 50 200 308 1232
100 – 200 8 150 1200 208 1664
200 – 300 9 250 2250 108 972
300 – 400 10 350 3500 8 80
400 – 500 7 450 3150 92 644
500 – 600 5 550 2750 192 960
600 – 700 4 650 2600 292 1160
700 – 800 3 750 2250 392 1176
50 17900 7896
10.
Height in cms 95 – 105 105 – 115 115 – 125 125 – 135 135 – 145 145 – 155
Number of boys 9 13 26 30 12 10
Solution:-
Let us make the table of the given data and append other columns after calculations.
Height in cms Number of boys fi Mid – points fixi |xi – x̅ | fi|xi – x̅ |
xi
95 – 105 9 100 900 25.3 227.7
105 – 115 13 110 1430 15.3 198.9
115 – 125 26 120 3120 5.3 137.8
125 – 135 30 130 3900 4.7 141
135 – 145 12 140 1680 14.7 176.4
145 – 155 10 150 1500 24.7 247
100 12530 1128.8
11. Find the mean deviation about median for the following data:
Marks 0 -10 10 -20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60
Number of girls 6 8 14 16 4 2
Solution:-
Let us make the table of the given data and append other columns after calculations.
Mid – points
Cumulative frequency
Marks Number of Girls fi |xi – Med| fi|xi – Med|
(c.f.)
xi
0 – 10 6 6 5 22.85 137.1
10 – 20 8 14 15 12.85 102.8
20 – 30 14 28 25 2.85 39.9
30 – 40 16 44 35 7.15 114.4
40 – 50 4 48 45 17.15 68.6
50 – 60 2 50 55 27.15 54.3
50 517.1
The class interval containing Nth/2 or 25th item is 20-30
So, 20-30 is the median class.
Then,
Median = l + (((N/2) – c)/f) × h
Where, l = 20, c = 14, f = 14, h = 10 and n = 50
Median = 20 + (((25 – 14))/14) × 10
= 20 + 7.85
= 27.85
12. Calculate the mean deviation about median age for the age distribution of 100
persons given below:
Age
16 – 20 21 – 25 26 – 30 31 – 35 36 – 40 41 – 45 46 – 50 51 – 55
(in years)
Number 5 6 12 14 26 12 16 9
[Hint Convert the given data into continuous frequency distribution by subtracting 0.5
from the lower limit and adding 0.5 to the upper limit of each class interval]
Solution:-
The given data is converted into continuous frequency distribution by subtracting 0.5 from
the lower limit and adding the 0.5 to the upper limit of each class intervals and append other
columns after calculations.
Mid – points
Age Number fi Cumulative frequency (c.f.) |xi – Med| fi|xi – Med|
xi
15.5 – 20.5 5 5 18 20 100
20.5 – 25.5 6 11 23 15 90
25.5 – 30.5 12 23 28 10 120
30.5 – 35.5 14 37 33 5 70
35.5 – 40.5 26 63 38 0 0
40.5 – 45.5 12 75 43 5 60
45.5 – 50.5 16 91 48 10 160
50.5 – 55.5 9 100 53 15 135
100 735
The class interval containing Nth/2 or 50th item is 35.5 – 40.5
So, 35.5 – 40.5 is the median class.
Then,
Median = l + (((N/2) – c)/f) × h
Where, l = 35.5, c = 37, f = 26, h = 5 and N = 100
Median = 35.5 + (((50 – 37))/26) × 5
= 35.5 + 2.5
= 38
