Computation of Mean Deviation

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Computation of Mean Deviation: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Measure of Dispersion, Mean Deviation, Properties of Mean Deviation, Mean Deviation for Ungrouped Frequency Distribution : Discrete Frequency Distribution and, Merits, Demerits of Mean Deviation as Measure of Dispersion

Important Questions on Computation of Mean Deviation

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Find the mean deviation(in decimal) about the mean for the following data:

6,8, 4, 13, 9, 5, 16, 19.

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Find the coefficient of mean deviation from mean of observations 3,7,12,14,15,18,22.

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Find the coefficient of mean deviation from mean of observations 7,9,5,8,11,13,10

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Find the coefficient of mean deviation from mean of observations 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 4, 8, 12.

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Find the coefficient of mean deviation from mean of observations 40,54,62,68,76,90.

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Find the coefficient of mean deviation from median of observations 40,62,54,90,68,76.

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mean deviation from the mean for the data

4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17 is _____

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The Karl Pearson's coefficient of skewness is

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For calculating mean deviation, deviations cannot be taken from any average.

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Calculation of mean deviation is based on observations unlike range or quartile deviation which considers only limits.

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While measuring dispersion using mean deviation, the value is not affected as much by the extreme values.

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Find the mean deviation from the mean for the following data. Write the answer upto 2 decimal places.

xi 20 21 22 23 24
fi 6 4 5 1 4

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Find the mean deviation from the mean for the following data:

xi 10 30 50 70 90
fi 4 24 28 16 8

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Calculate the mean deviation from the mean for the following data:

36, 72, 46, 42, 60, 45, 53, 46, 51, 49.

Write the answer in decimal form.

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Calculate the mean deviation from the mean for the following data:

38, 70, 48, 40, 42, 55, 63, 46, 54, 44.

{Write the answer in decimal form}

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Calculate the mean deviation from the mean for the following data:

4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17.

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Calculate the mean deviation about the median of the following observations:

38, 70, 48, 34, 63, 42, 55, 44, 53, 47.

Write the answer in decimal form

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Find the mean deviation about the mean of the distribution.

Size 20 21 22 23 24
Frequency  6 4 5 1 4

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The mean deviation about the mean of the set of first n natural numbers when n is an odd number is n2-1m. Find m.

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Find the mean deviation about the median of the following distribution:

Marks obtained 10 11 12 14 15
Number of student 2 3 8 3 4