Example l:

Calculate the Arithmetic mean of the following data

Weekly Wages (in Rupees) 11-13 13-15 15-17 17-19 19-21 21-23 23-25
No. of Labourers 4 5 6 4 3

Solution : (Direct Method)

Wages in ? No of Labourers Mid Value of Wage Group
mf
11-13 3 12 36
13-15 4 14 56
15-17 5 16 80
17-19 6 18 108
19-21 5 20 100
21-23 4 22 -88
23-25 3 24 72
Total 30 540

Arjthmetic Mean x = mf
f
540
30

x=18|
 Example l:
Find the median production fromn the distribution given below.
2 Production (Units) 100 110 110 120 120 - 130 130 140 140 150
lative No. of Workers 10 52 100 68 10
Solution:
g the
Producion Number of Workers Less than Cumulative
(Units) Frequency
100 - 110 10 10
110 120 52 62
120 - 130 100 162
130 - 140 68 230
140 150 10 240
Total 240
N 240
Here N=240 , M. 2
= 120
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. Median lies between class interval 120 130 Techniques (BSe
M-L+ x (Lg- L)
/120 62
= 120 + x (130 - 120)
100
58
= 120 + 100 (10)
= 120 + 5.8
= 125.8
= 126 Units
 J2 Frequency of the class interval immediately succeeding the modal class
Example l:
The following table gives the length of life in 150 electric lamps.
Life in Hours 0-400 400-800 800-1200 1200-1600 1600-2000 2000-2400 2400-2800 2800-390d
No of Lamps 4 12 40 41 27 13 9 4

Solution:
Life in Hours Number of Lamps
0400 4
400-800 12
800-1200 40
1200-1600 41
1600-2000 27
2000-2400 13
2400-2800 9
2800-3200 4

Since 1200-1600 occurs maximum times, modal class is 1200-1600. Using mode
formula we haye
f-o
Z = LË t f- fo) + (i-
2) x(Lg - L1)
Mode

41 40
= T200+(41-40) +(41-97 X (1600 - 1200)

= 1200 + 1+ 14 x100

400
= 1200 + 15
= 1200+26.67

.. Mode Z= 1226.67 hours

 Example 1:
Calculate the simple geometricmean from the following data :
183, 175, 133, 141, 125
Solution :
Size off Item Logarithm
183 2.2601
173 2.2380
133 2.1239
141 2.1492
125 2.0969
N=5 logs =10.8681
According toformula
Geometric Mean = Vx x9- x3
log x1 + log x2 + ... log xn
GM = Antilog
/10.8681
GM= Antilog 5 =Antilog (2.1736)
.. GM= 149 (to the Nearest whole No)
Example 2:
Find the harmonic mean for the following:
41 42 44 49 50
2 7 3
Solution:
We have

f
41 2 0.02439 0.04878
42 5 0.02381 0.11905
44 0.02273 0.18184
49 7 0.02041 0.14287
50 0.02000 0.06000
Total 25 0.55234

Here f= 25, ( = 0.55254

25
.. H.M of x= 0.55254 = 45.25
 Example I boG
The following is the distribution of annual rainfall (in inches) recorded at
place in lndia. Find Quartiles 7h Decile and Pag (Forty third percentile)
Rainfall (in inches) 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 50-55
al
No of Years 2 5 8 12 10 7 6

Solution :
We have
Rainfall in (inches) No of Years Cumulative Frequency
f
20-25 2 2
5 7
25-30
8 15
30-35
12 27
35-40
10 37
40-45
7 44
45-50
6 50
50-55
Total N=50
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Compater(rimdSatistical ThniqsBSe Tl
50
Computation of Q):We have 125
between the cumulative frequency 7and 15 therefore O-class is
Further 12.5 lies
-35

Ly 30, Lz 35,f- 8, d= 7, and 125

z (Lz-L)

30 + (12.5-7)y (35-30)
3)+ (55)8 (5)
30 +344
3344
N30
Computation of Q2: We have 2 7 -24 -25
It liesbetween the cumulatiíve frequencies 15 and 27
Therefore Oy- class is 35 - 40

. Ly=35,L2= 40, f-12, cf= 15, and2 - 25

(27-c)
=35+
(25- 15) x(40-35)
12
5 10
35+12
=354 4.17
2 =39.17
3N 3(50) =37.5
Computation of 23: 4 4
Therefore Oz class is 45 -
Now 37.5 lies between the cumulatíve frequencies 37 and 44.
30.
3N
. LË=45, Ly =50,f=7, cf= 37,and=37.5

Hence =LË+ x (Lg-Lj)

= 45 4
(37.5-31,(5045)
7

- 454 05)7(5)
45+ 0.36
45.36
7.N 10
Computation of Dy : 10 7 (50) 35
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Further 35 lies between the cumulative frequencies 27 and 37. Hence Dy class is 40 -
45.

.L=40, Lg =45, f = 10, cf= 27, and 7N

l0 35
7N
D; = L1 t x (L- L)
= 40 + (35 - 27) x(45 40)
10
8x 5
= 40 +
10

D; = 44|
43· N 43 50
Computation of P43 : 100 100
= 21.5

The cumulative frequencies 15 and 27 inscribe 21.5

Therefore P43 - class is 35-40
43N
.:. LÊ =35, LT = 40, f = 12, cf= 15, and 100 =21.5
43 ·N
100- c.f)
P43 = LË + x (Lg - L)
(21.5 15) x (40 35)
= 35 + 12
6.5 x 5
= 35 + 12
= 35 + 2.71
= 37.71l
P43
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The Mean, Media modeand other Meastures of Central Tenden
Q-Q1
Coefficient of Quartile Deviation =Og + Q1
9 Qs Q1
Q3 + Q1

SOLVED EXAMPLES
Example 1:-2
Find the Quartiles deviation for the following data :
Income ) Less than 50 50-70 70-90 90-110 110-130 130-150 Above 150
No of Person 54 100 140 300 230 125 51
Solution:
Income ) No of Persons Cumulative frequency
(cf)
Less than 50 54 54
50 70 100 154
70 90 140 994
90 -110 300 594
110 130 230 824
130 - 150 125 949
150 Above 51 1000

1000
For O1 the value 1S 4 = 4 = 250th which is 70 90 group
3x 1000
For Q3 the value is 3-N 4 =750 which is 110 - 130 group
250 - 154
Q1 = 70 + 140 x (90 70)
96 x 20
Q = 70 + 140
O1 = 70 + 13.7
Q1 = 83.7
750 594
Also Q3 = 110 +( 230 x (130 - 110)
156
= 110 + 930 X20
= 110 + 13.5
Q3 = 123.5

:. Quartile deviation or Q.D = 2

123.5 83.7

QD =19.9

Example 2:
Calculate Quartile deviation and is coefficient of Quartile deviation for following :
Sales in Units 100 - 110 110- 120 120 -130 130 -140 140 -150

No of Salesperson 70 81 70 30

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Solution:
Sales in Units No of Salesperson Less than Cumulative
Frequency
100-110 9
110-120 70 79
120-130 81 169
130-140 70 230
140-150 30 260
Total 260
We calculate the 2 Quartiles as
260 3xN 3x 260
For QA ==65, For Q3,44
= 195

Q = LË +| x (Lg -L|)

= 110+ 6570X
-9
(120 110)
56 x 10
= 110+ 70 = 110 + 8

Q1 = 118
(3N

Q3 = LË+
(T-) x (Lg- L1)
f
= 130 +
/195 160
|x (140 - 130)
35 x 10
= 130 +
75
= 130+ 5
Q3 = 135

.. Quartile deviation or Q.D = - 2

135- 118
=8.5

Coefficient of Quartile Deviation = Q3-Q1 135 - 118

Q3 + Q1 135 +118
17

= 0.067
The 10 - 90Percentile Range
The 10 90 percentile range of a set of observation is defined by
10 90 percentile range = Po0 - P10
where P90and Pjo is 90" and 10" percentile of the given observation.
The semi 10 90 percentile range = Pgo - P10 can also be used.
2
This measure of variance is very rarely used in real time
scenario.
MEAN ABSOLUTE DEVIATION
Suppose a tourist has marked out few places to visit in our country, which he has
marked on a piece of paper as follows.