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13.4 Mean Deviation

19 q

Solved Examples

Worked · 7
  1. 13.1 Eg.1
    Find the mean deviation about the mean for the following data: 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 4, 8, 12
  2. 13.1 Eg.2
    Find the mean deviation about the mean for the following data : 12, 3, 18, 17, 4, 9, 17, 19, 20, 15, 8, 17, 2, 3, 16, 11, 3, 1, 0, 5
  3. 13.1 Eg.3
    Find the mean deviation about the median for the following data: 3, 9, 5, 3, 12, 10, 18, 4, 7, 19, 21.
  4. 13.1 Eg.4
    Find mean deviation about the mean for the following data :
    xix_i25681012
    fif_i2810785
  5. 13.1 Eg.5
    Find the mean deviation about the median for the following data:
    xix_i3691213152122
    fif_i34524543
  6. 13.1 Eg.6
    Find the mean deviation about the mean for the following data.
    Marks obtained10-2020-3030-4040-5050-6060-7070-80
    Number of students23814832
  7. 13.1 Eg.7
    Calculate the mean deviation about median for the following data :
    Class0-1010-2020-3030-4040-5050-60
    Frequency67151642

Exercise 13.1

Practice · 12
  1. Ex 13.1 Q1
    Find the mean deviation about the mean for the data: 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17
  2. Ex 13.1 Q2
    Find the mean deviation about the mean for the data: 38, 70, 48, 40, 42, 55, 63, 46, 54, 44
  3. Ex 13.1 Q3
    Find the mean deviation about the median for the data: 13, 17, 16, 14, 11, 13, 10, 16, 11, 18, 12, 17
  4. Ex 13.1 Q4
    Find the mean deviation about the median for the data: 36, 72, 46, 42, 60, 45, 53, 46, 51, 49
  5. Ex 13.1 Q5
    Find the mean deviation about the mean for the following data:
    xix_i510152025
    fif_i74635
  6. Ex 13.1 Q6
    Find the mean deviation about the mean for the following data:
    xix_i1030507090
    fif_i42428168
  7. Ex 13.1 Q7
    Find the mean deviation about the median for the following data:
    xix_i579101215
    fif_i862226
  8. Ex 13.1 Q8
    Find the mean deviation about the median for the following data:
    xix_i1521273035
    fif_i35678
  9. Ex 13.1 Q9
    Find the mean deviation about the mean for the following data:
    Income per day in ₹0-100100-200200-300300-400400-500500-600600-700700-800
    Number of persons489107543
  10. Ex 13.1 Q10
    Find the mean deviation about the mean for the following data:
    Height in cms95-105105-115115-125125-135135-145145-155
    Number of boys91326301210
  11. Ex 13.1 Q11
    Find the mean deviation about median for the following data :
    Marks0-1010-2020-3030-4040-5050-60
    Number of Girls68141642
  12. Ex 13.1 Q12
    Calculate the mean deviation about median age for the age distribution of 100 persons given below:
    Age (in years)16-2021-2526-3031-3536-4041-4546-5051-55
    Number5612142612169
    [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]

13.5 Variance and Standard Deviation

15 q

Solved Examples

Worked · 5
  1. 13.2 Eg.8
    Find the variance of the following data: 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24
  2. 13.2 Eg.9
    Find the variance and standard deviation for the following data:
    xix_i481117202432
    fif_i3595431
  3. 13.2 Eg.10
    Calculate the mean, variance and standard deviation for the following distribution :
    Class30-4040-5050-6060-7070-8080-9090-100
    Frequency371215832
  4. 13.2 Eg.11
    Find the standard deviation for the following data :
    xix_i38131823
    fif_i71015106
  5. 13.2 Eg.12
    Calculate mean, variance and standard deviation for the following distribution.
    Classes30-4040-5050-6060-7070-8080-9090-100
    Frequency371215832

Exercise 13.2

Practice · 10
  1. Ex 13.2 Q1
    Find the mean and variance for the data: 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 4, 8, 12
  2. Ex 13.2 Q2
    Find the mean and variance for the data: First nn natural numbers
  3. Ex 13.2 Q3
    Find the mean and variance for the data: First 10 multiples of 3
  4. Ex 13.2 Q4
    Find the mean and variance for the following data:
    xix_i6101418242830
    fif_i24712843
  5. Ex 13.2 Q5
    Find the mean and variance for the following data:
    xix_i92939798102104109
    fif_i3232633
  6. Ex 13.2 Q6
    Find the mean and standard deviation using short-cut method.
    xix_i606162636465666768
    fif_i21122925121045
  7. Ex 13.2 Q7
    Find the mean and variance for the following frequency distribution:
    Classes0-3030-6060-9090-120120-150150-180180-210
    Frequencies23510352
  8. Ex 13.2 Q8
    Find the mean and variance for the following frequency distribution:
    Classes0-1010-2020-3030-4040-50
    Frequencies5815166
  9. Ex 13.2 Q9
    Find the mean, variance and standard deviation using short-cut method
    Height in cms70-7575-8080-8585-9090-9595-100100-105105-110110-115
    No. of children3477159663
  10. Ex 13.2 Q10
    The diameters of circles (in mm) drawn in a design are given below:
    Diameters33-3637-4041-4445-4849-52
    No. of circles1517212225
    Calculate the standard deviation and mean diameter of the circles. [ Hint First make the data continuous by making the classes as 32.5-36.5, 36.5-40.5, 40.5-44.5, 44.5 - 48.5, 48.5 - 52.5 and then proceed.]

Miscellaneous Exercise on Chapter 13

11 q

Miscellaneous Examples

Worked · 4
  1. Misc Eg.13
    The variance of 20 observations is 5. If each observation is multiplied by 2, find the new variance of the resulting observations.
  2. Misc Eg.14
    The mean of 5 observations is 4.4 and their variance is 8.24. If three of the observations are 1, 2 and 6, find the other two observations.
  3. Misc Eg.15
    If each of the observation x1,x2,,xnx_1, x_2, \ldots, x_n is increased by aa, where aa is a negative or positive number, show that the variance remains unchanged.
  4. Misc Eg.16
    The mean and standard deviation of 100 observations were calculated as 40 and 5.1, respectively by a student who took by mistake 50 instead of 40 for one observation. What are the correct mean and standard deviation?

Miscellaneous Exercise

Practice · 7
  1. Misc Q1
    The mean and variance of eight observations are 9 and 9.25, respectively. If six of the observations are 6, 7, 10, 12, 12 and 13, find the remaining two observations.
  2. Misc Q2
    The mean and variance of 7 observations are 8 and 16, respectively. If five of the observations are 2, 4, 10, 12, 14. Find the remaining two observations.
  3. Misc Q3
    The mean and standard deviation of six observations are 8 and 4, respectively. If each observation is multiplied by 3, find the new mean and new standard deviation of the resulting observations.
  4. Misc Q4
    Given that xˉ\bar{x} is the mean and σ2\sigma^2 is the variance of nn observations x1,x2,,xnx_1, x_2, \ldots, x_n. Prove that the mean and variance of the observations ax1,ax2,ax3,,axnax_1, ax_2, ax_3, \ldots, ax_n are axˉa\bar{x} and a2σ2a^2\sigma^2, respectively, (a0)(a \neq 0).
  5. The mean and standard deviation of 20 observations are found to be 10 and 2, respectively. On rechecking, it was found that an observation 8 was incorrect. Calculate the correct mean and standard deviation in each of the following cases:
    Misc Q5(i)
    If wrong item is omitted.
  6. Misc Q5(ii)
    If it is replaced by 12.
  7. Misc Q6
    The mean and standard deviation of a group of 100 observations were found to be 20 and 3, respectively. Later on it was found that three observations were incorrect, which were recorded as 21, 21 and 18. Find the mean and standard deviation if the incorrect observations are omitted.