Ex.1. Find the range of the following ungrouped data: Ex.1.
Ex.1. Find the mean deviation about the median of the following
4, 7, 13, 12, 14, 4, 8, 9, 12 data:
Ans. range Maximum value Minimum value 14 4 10 xi 15 21 27 30 35
Ex.2. Find the range of the following data: fi 3 5 6 7 8
xi 3 4 7 9 10 15
=
∑ f i |d i|= 148 =5 . 1
fi 2 12 5 8 9 3
Ans. range Maximum value Minimum value 15 3 12 Ans. mean deviation about median ∑ f i 29
Ex.3. Find the range of the following data: Ex.2. Find the mean deviation about the median of the following
Class 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 data:
Frequency 5 6 12 8 12 4 1 xi 5 7 9 10 12 15
Ans. range Upper limit of highest class Lower limit of fi 8 6 2 2 2 6
lowest class
=80−10=70 =
∑ f i |d i|= 84 =3 .23
Ex.4. Find the range of the following data: Ans. mean deviation about median ∑ f i 26
Class 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 Ex.3. Find the mean deviation about the median of the following
Frequenc 4 5 3 2
5 data:
y
xi 6 3 12 8 4 11
Ans. range Upper limit of highest class Lower limit of
fi 7 7 2 2 6 8
lowest class
=59 . 5−9. 5=50 =
∑ f i|d i|= 89 =2 . 78
Exercise 16.1
Ans. mean deviation about median ∑ f i 32
1. Find the range of the following ungrouped data:
Mean Deviation about Mean in Continuous Distribution
6, 12, 2, 5, 3, 1, 6, 2, 3, 6
Ex.1. Find the deviation about the mean of the following data:
2. Find the range of the following data:
Class 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
xi 10 20 30 40 50
Frequency 2 3 8 14 8 3 2
fi 4 6 8 2 3
3. Find the range of the following data:
=
∑ f i|d i|= 400 =10
Class
Frequenc
1-5 5-10
8
10-15
11
15-20
5 Ans. mean deviation about mean ∑ f i 40
3
y Ex.2. Find the mean deviation about the mean of the following
4. Find the range of the following data: data:
Class 4-8 9-13 14-18 19-23 24-28 29-33 Class 6-14 16-24 26-34 36-44 46-54
Frequency 4 2 6 9 3 1 Frequenc 5 2 5 4
4
Answers 16.1 y
1. 11 2. 40 3. 19
Mean Deviation about Mean of Ungrouped Data:
4. 30
=
∑ f i|d i|=260 =13
Ex.1. Find the mean deviation about the mean of the following
Ans. mean deviation about mean ∑ f i 20
data:
6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 4, 8, 12 Ex.3. Find the mean deviation about the mean of the following
Ans. 2.75 data:
Mean Deviation about Median of Ungrouped Data: Height (in 95- 105- 115- 125- 135- 145-
Ex.1. Find the deviation about the median of the following data: cms) 105 115 125 135 145 155
Number of
3, 9, 5, 3, 12, 10, 18, 4, 7, 19, 21 9 13 26 30 12 10
boys
Ans. 5.27
Ans. mean deviation about mean
Ex.2. Find the mean deviation about the median of the following
data:
=
∑ f i|d i|=1128 .8 =11. 288
36, 72, 46, 42, 60, 45, 53, 46, 51, 49
Ans. 7 ∑ f i 100
Mean Deviation about Mean of Discrete Distribution: Mean Deviation about Median of Condition Distribution
Ex.1. Find the mean deviation about the mean of the following Ex.1. Find the mean deviation about the median of the following
data: data:
xi 2 5 6 8 10 12 Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
fi 2 8 10 7 8 5 Frequency 6 8 14 16 4 2
∑ f i |d i|= 92 =2. 3 Ans. mean deviation about median
= ∑ f i|d i|=517 . 1 =10 . 342
∑ f i 40 =
Ans. mean deviation about mean
Mean Deviation about Median of Discrete Distribution:
∑ f i 50
Ex.2. Find the mean deviation the median age for the age Ans. 19
distribution of 100 person given below: Ex.4. Find the variance and standard deviation of the following,
using short-cut method:
16- 21- 26- 31- 36- 41- 46- 51- xi 6 10 14 18 24 28 30
Age
20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 fi 2 4 7 12 8 4 3
Number 5 6 12 14 26 12 16 9 Ans. 6.58
=
∑ f i|d i|=735 =7 . 35 Ex.5. The frequency distribution
xi A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A
Ans. mean deviation about median ∑ f i 100 fi 2 1 1 1 1 1
Exercise 16.2 Where A is a positive integer, has a variance of 160. Determine
1. Find the mean deviation about the mean for the following data: the value of A.
i) 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17 Ans. 7
ii) 38, 70, 48, 40, 42, 55, 63, 46, 54, 44 Ex.6. There are 60 students in a class. The following is the
iii) 12, 3, 18, 17, 4, 9, 17, 19, 20, 15, 8, 17, 2, 3, 16, 11, 3, 1, 0, 5 frequency distribution of the marks obtained by the
2. Find the mean deviation about the median for the following students in a test:
data: xi 0 1 2 3 4 5
i) 340, 150, 210, 240, 300, 310, 320 fi x 2x x2 (x + 1)2 2x x + 1
ii) 13, 17, 16, 14, 11, 13, 10, 16, 11, 18, 12, 17 Ans. 1.2
3. Find mean deviation about the mean for the following data: Standard Deviation of Continuous Distribution
i) xi 5 10 15 20 25 Ex.1. Find the variance and standard deviation of the following
fi 7 4 6 3 5 data:
ii) xi 10 30 50 70 90 Class 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100
fi 4 24 28 16 8 Frequency 3 7 12 15 8 3 2
4. Find the mean deviation about the mean for the following data: Ans. 14.18
i) xi 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 Ex.2. The diameter of circles (in mm) drawn in a design are
fi 2 4 6 8 10 12 8 given below:
ii) xi 3 6 9 12 13 15 21 22 Diameters 33-36 37-40 41-44 45-48 49-52
fi 3 4 5 2 4 5 4 3 No. of circles 15 17 21 22 25
5. Find mean deviation about the mean for the following data: Ans. 5.55
i) Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 Short-Cut Method for S.D. of Continuous Distribution
Number of Students 5 8 15 16 6 Ex.1. Find the variance and standard deviation of the following,
ii) Class 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 using short-cut method:
frequency 2 3 8 14 8 3 2 Class 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100
6. Find the mean deviation about the median for the following Frequency 3 7 12 15 8 3 2
data: Ans. 14.18
i) Class 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 Ex.2. Find the mean, variance and standard deviation of the
frequency 4 10 12 6 7 frequency distribution:
ii) Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 x 1x3 3x5 5x7 7 x 10
frequency 6 7 15 16 4 2 f 6 4 5 1
Answers Ans. 1.99
1. (i) 3, (ii) 8.4, (iii) 6.2 2. (i) 52.86, (ii) 2.33 Exercise 16.3
3. (i) 6.32, (ii) 16 4. (i) 2.72, (ii) 4.47 1. Find the mean, variance and standard for each of the following:
5. (i) 9.44, (ii) 10 6. (i) 9.86, (ii) 10.16 i) 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 4, 8, 12
Standard Deviation of Ungrouped Data ii) First 10 multiple of 3.
Ex.1. Find the variance and standard deviation of the following iii) First n natural numbers.
data: iv)
6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 xi 92 93 97 98 102 104 109
Ans. 5.74 fi 3 2 3 2 6 3 3
Ex.2. Find the variance and standard deviation of the following, v)
using short-cut method: Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 Frequency 5 8 15 16 6
Ans. 5.74 2. Find the mean, variance and standard deviation by using short-
Ex.3. Find the variance and standard deviation of the following cut method:
data: iv) xi 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68
xi 6 10 14 18 24 28 30 fi 2 1 12 29 25 12 10 4 5
fi 2 4 7 12 8 4 3 v) Class 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90
Frequency 3 51 122 141 130 51 2 standard deviation if the incorrect observations are
Answers 16.3 omitted.
1. i) Mean 9, Variance 9.25, Standard deviation 3.04 Ans. correct mean 20 and correct standard deviation 3.03
ii) Mean 16.5, Variance 74.25, Standard deviation Exercise 16.4
8.62 1. The variance of 10 observations is 4. If each observation is
n+1 n2 −1 increased by 6, find the variance of the resulting
= = observations.
iii) Mean 2 , Variance 12 , Standard
2. The variance of 20 observations is 5. If each observation is
√
2
n −1 multiplied by 3, find the variance of the resulting
= observations.
deviation 12
3. The mean and variance of 7 observations are 8 and 16,
iv) Mean 100, Variance 29.09, Standard deviation respectively. If five of the observation are 2, 4, 10, 12, 14,
5.39 find the remaining two observations.
v) Mean 27, Variance 132, Standard deviation 4. The mean variance of eight observations are 9 and 9.25,
11.49 respectively. If six of the observations are 6, 7, 10, 12, 12
2. i) Mean 64, Variance 2.86, Standard deviation 1.69 and 13, find the remaining two observations.
ii) Mean 55.1, Variance 140.99, Standard deviation 5. The mean and standard deviation of 20 observations are found
11.87 to be 10 and 2, respectively. On rechecking, it was found
Some Word-Problems that observation 8 was incorrect. Calculate the correct
x ,x ,
Ex.1. If each of the observation 1 2
.. . , x n is increased by a, mean and standard deviation in the following cases:
where a is a negative or positive number, show that the i) If wrong item is omitted ii) If it is replaced by 12.
variance remains unchanged. Answers 16.4
1. 4 2. 45
Ex.2. Given that x is the mean and σ 2 is the variance of the n 2. 6, 8 4. 4, 8
observation
x 1 , x 2 , .. . , x n . For (a≠0 ) , prove that the 5. (i) 10.1, 1.99 (ii) 10.2, 1.98
ax , ax 2 , . .. , ax n are Coefficient of Variation
mean and variance of the observation 1 Ex.1. The mean and standard deviation of a distribution are 40
a x and a 2 σ 2 , respectively. and 28 respectively. Find the coefficient of variation?
Ex.3. The variance of 20 observation is 5. If each observation is Ans. 70
multiplied by 2, find the new variance of the resulting Ex.2. The mean and standard deviation of marks obtained by 50
observations. students of a class in three subject, Mathematics, Physics
Ans. 20 and Chemistry, are given below:
Subject Mathematics Physics Chemistry
Ex.4. The mean and standard deviation of six observation are 8
Mean 42 32 40.9
and 4, respectively. If each observation is multiplied by 3, Standard Deviation 12 15 20
find the new mean and new standard deviation of the Which subject shows the highest variability in marks and
resulting observations. which shows the lowest?
Ans. 12 Ans. M 28.571, P 46.875, C 48.899
Ex.5. The mean of 5 observation is 4.4 and their variance is Ex.3. The following values represent the heights and weights of
8.24. If three of the observation are 1, 2 and 6, find the students of Class XI:
other two observations. Firm A Firm B
Ans. 9 and 4. No. of Workers 586 648
∑ ( x i−5 )=3 , ∑ ( x i −5)2=43
Mean of Monthly Wages Rs.5253 Rs.5253
Variance of the Distribution of Wages 100 121
Ex.6. If for a distribution
(i) Which firm A or B pays larger amount as monthly wages?
and the total number of items is 18, find the mean and
(ii) Which firm A or B, shows greater variability in individual
standard deviation.
wages?
Ans. 1.53
Ans. (i) Rs.3403944, (ii) 0.209
HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills)
HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills)
Ex.H-1. The man and standard deviation of 100 observation
Ex.H-1. The sum and sum of squares corresponding to length
were calculated as 40 and 5.1, respectively by a student
x (in cm) and weight y (in gm) of 50 plant products are
who took by mistake 50 instead of 40 for one observation.
given below:
What are the correct mean and standard deviation?
50 50 50 50
Ans. correct mean 39.9 and correct standard deviation 5
Ex.H-2. The mean and standard deviation of a group of 100 ∑ x i =212, ∑ x 2i =902.8 , ∑ y i=261, ∑ y 2i =1457 .6
i=1 i=1 i=1 i=1
observations were found to be 20 and 3, respectively.
Which is more varying, the length or weight?
Later, it was found that three observations were incorrect,
Ex.H-2. From the prices of shares X and Y below, find out
which were recorded as 21, 22 and 18. Find the mean and
which is more stable in value:
X 35 54 52 53 56 58 52 50 51 49 Number 5 6 12 14 26 12 16 9
Y 108 107 105 105 106 107 104 103 104 101 7. Find the variance and standard deviation of the following,
Ex.H-3. The following is record of goals scored by team A in using short-cut method:
a football session: 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24
No. of Goals Scored 0 1 2 3 4 8. Find the variance and standard deviation of the following data:
No. of Matches 1 9 7 5 3 xi 6 10 14 18 24 28 30
fi 2 4 7 12 8 4 3
For the team B, mean number of goals scored per match was 2
9. There are 60 students in a class. The following is the frequency
with a standard deviation 1.25 goals. Find which team may be
distribution of the marks obtained by the students in a test:
considered more consistent? xi 0 1 2 3 4 5
Ex.H-4. From the data given state which group is more fi x–2 x x2 (x + 1)2 2x x+1
variable, A or B? Where x is a positive integer. Determine the mean and standard
Marks 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 deviation of the marks.
Group A 9 17 32 33 40 10 9 10. The diameter of circle (in mm) drawn in a design are given
Group B 10 20 30 25 43 15 7 below:
Ans. group B is more variable. Diameters 33-36 37-40 41-44 45-48 49-52
No. of Circles 15 17 21 22 25
Exercise 16.5
Calculate the standard deviation and mean diameter of the
1. Find the coefficient of variation for the following data:
Class 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 circles.
Frequency 2 8 20 35 20 15 11. The variance of 20 observations is 5. If each observation is
2. Coefficient of variation of two distributions are 60 and 70, and multiplied by 2, find the new variance of the resulting
their standard deviation are 21 and 16, respectively. What observations.
are their arithmetic means? 12. The mean of 5 observations is 4.4 and their variance is
3. Two plants A and B of a factory show following results: 8.24. If three of the observations are 1, 2 and 6, find the
Firm A Firm B other two observations.
No. of Workers 5000 6000 13. The mean and standard deviation of 100 observations were
Average Monthly Wages (in Rs.) 2500 2500
Variance of Distribution of Wages 81 100 calculated as 40 and 5.1, respectively by a student who
In which plant, A or B is there greater variability in took by mistake 50 instead of 40 for one observation.
individual wages? What are the correct mean and standard deviation?
4. Which of the following series is more consistent: 14. The mean and standard deviation of marks obtained by 50
Series P 46 42 44 40 43 41 45 students of a class in three subjects, Mathematics, Physics
Series Q 40 38 36 35 39 37 41 and Chemistry are given below:
5. The mean and standard of heights and weight of 50 students Subject Mathematics Physics Chemistry
are: Mean 42 32 40.9
Height Weight Standard Deviation 12 15 20
Mean 160 cm 63.2 kg Which subject shows the highest variability in marks and
Standard Deviation 29.2 cm 5.6 kg which shows the lowest?
Which shows more variability, height or weight? 15. From the prices of shares X and Y below, find out which
Answers 16.5 is more stable in value:
1. 21.90 4. Series P X 35 54 52 53 56 58 52 50 51 49
2. 35, 22.86 5. Height Y 108 10 105 10 106 10 104 10 104 101
7 5 7 3
3. Plant B
16. The following is the record of goals scored by team A in a
RACE (Revision After Chapter Ending)
football session:
1. Find the range of the following data : No. of Goals Scored 0 1 2 3 4
Class 1-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 No. of matches 1 9 7 5 3
Frequenc 3 8 11 5 For the team B, mean number of goals scored per match
y
was 2 with standard deviation 1.25 goals. Find which team
2. Find the mean deviation about the median of the following may be considered more consistent?
data: Answers
36, 72, 46, 42, 60, 45, 53, 46, 51, 49 1. 19 2. 7
3. Find the mean deviation about the mean of the following data:
xi 2 5 6 8 10 12 3. 2.3 4. 3.23
fi 2 8 10 7 8 5 5. 11.288 6. 7.35
4. Find the mean deviation about the median of the following 7. 33, 5.74 8. 43.4, 6.58
data: 9. 2.8, 1.12 10. 5.55, 43.5
xi 5 7 9 10 12 15 11. 20 12. 9, 4
fi 8 6 2 2 2 6
13. 39.9, 5 14. Chemistry, Mathematics
5. Find the mean deviation about the mean of the following data:
Height (in cms) 95-105 105-115 115-125 125-135 135-145 145-155
15. Y 16. A
Number of Boys 9 13 26 30 12 10
6. Find the mean deviation about the median age for the age
distribution of 100 persons given below:
Age 16- 21- 26 31- 36- 41- 46- 51-
20 25 - 35 40 15 50 55
30