Lecture Five - Docx Measure of Dispersion
Lecture Five - Docx Measure of Dispersion
Lecture Five - Docx Measure of Dispersion
Measures of Dispersion
Definition
Measures of dispersion are a procedure by which we
mean the extent to which the observation in a sample
or in a population varies about their mean. A
quantity that measures these characteristics is called
a measure of dispersion, scatter or variability.
There are two types of measures of dispersion:
absolute and relative.
An absolute measure of dispersion is one that
measures the dispersion in terms of the same units or
in the square of units. For example, if the units of
data are rupees, meters, kilograms, ect.
A relative measure of dispersion is one that is
expressed in the form of ratio, co-efficient or
percentage and is independent of units of
measurement. It is useful for comparison of the data
of different nature.
The main measures of dispersion (Absolute MD) are
as follow:
• The Range.
• Quartile Deviation.
• The Variance and Standard Deviation
The main measures of dispersion (Relative MD) are
as follow:
• Coefficient of Range.
• Coefficient of Quartile Deviation.
• Coefficient of variation
• The Range.
Q1 = 25 Q3 = 45
Calculate Quartile deviation and co efficient of
Quartile Deviation.
C.V =
SD
100
x