PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS MTH 5301

PRACTICE EXERCISE MEASURES OF DISPERSION

QUESTION 8
Calculate Mean Deviation from (i) Mean (ii) Median and its coefficient of dispersion from the
following data: 2, 6, 9, 12, 8, 13, 5, 6, 23, 16.
SOLUTION
Mean Deviation from Mean X X – 10 X  10
Σ X  X
M.D. = 2 –8 8
n 6 –4 4
Mean 9 –1 1
12 +2 2
X 8 –2 2
X=
n 13 +3 3
100 5 –5 5
X= 6 –4 4
10
23 + 13 13
X = 10 16 +6 6
100 0 48
Now
Σ X  10
M.D. =
10
48
M.D. =  M.D. = 4.8
10
Mean Deviation from Mean
Coefficient of M.D.=
Mean
4.8
Coefficient of M.D. =  Coefficient of M.D. = 0.48
10

Σ X  X
Mean Deviation from Median M.D. =
n
The arranged values are: 2, 5, 6, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 23
th
 n + 1
Position of X =   value
 2 
th
 10 + 1 
Position of X =   value
 2 
Position of X = 5.5th value
X = Positional value + Decimal part (difference)
 X = 5th value + 0.5 (6th value – 5th value)
X = 8 + 0.5 (9 – 8)
X = 8.5
Σ X  8.5 X X – 8.5 X  8.5
Now M.D. =
10 2 – 6.5 6.5
46 6 – 2.5 2.5
M.D. =  M.D. = 4.6 9 0.5 0.5
10
12 3.5 3.5
Mean Deviation from Median 8 – 0.5 0.5
Coefficient of M.D.= 13 4.5 4.5
Median
5 – 3.5 3.5
4.6 6 – 2.5 2.5
Coefficient of M.D. =
8.5 23 14.5 14.5
16 7.5 7.5
Coefficient of M.D. = 0.54
Σ – 46
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QUESTION 9 Calculate the Mean Deviation and Coefficient of M.D. for the following data:
121, 115, 79, 52, 102, 126, 81, 65, 109, 119, 115, 121, 103, 75, 59 and 110.
SOLUTION
Mean Deviation from Mean X X – 97 X  97
Σ X  X
M.D. = 121 + 24 24
n 115 + 18 18
Mean 79 – 18 18
X 52 – 45 45
X= 102 +5 5
n
126 + 29 29
1552 81 – 16 16
X=
16 65 – 32 32
X = 97 109 + 12 12
Now 119 + 22 22
115 + 18 18
Σ X  97 121 + 24 24
M.D. =
16 103 +6 6
342 75 – 22 22
M.D. =  M.D. = 21.375 59 – 38 38
16
110. + 13 13
1552 0 342
Mean Deviation from Mean
Coefficient of M.D.=
Mean
21.375
Coefficient of M.D. =  Coefficient of M.D. = 0.22
97
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QUESTION 10
The reciprocals of 11 values of X are given below:
0.0500, 0.0454, 0.0400, 0.0333, 0.0285, 0.0232, 0.0213, 0.0200, 0.0182, 0.0151, 0.0143
Calculate the Mean Deviation from (i) Mean (ii) Median and their Coefficient of M.D.
SOLUTION
Mean Deviation from Mean 1
Σ X  X X X – 42.091 X  42.091
M.D. = X
n 0.0500 20 – 22.091 22.091
Mean
0.0454 22 – 20.091 20.091
0.0400 25 – 17.091 17.091
X
X= 0.0333 30 – 12.091 12.091
n 0.0285 35 – 7.091 7.091
463 0.0232 43 + 0.909 0.909
X=
11 0.0213 47 + 4.909 4.909
X = 42.091 0.0200 50 + 7.909 7.909
0.0182 55 + 12.909 12.909
Now 0.0151 66 + 23.909 23.909
Σ X  42.091 0.0143 70 + 27.909 27.909
M.D. =
11 Total 463 – 156.909
156.909
M.D. =
11
M.D. = 14.2645

Mean Deviation from Mean

Coefficient of M.D.=
Mean
14.2645
Coefficient of M.D. =  Coefficient of M.D. = 0.34
42.091
Now
Σ X  X
Mean Deviation from Median M.D. =
n
The arranged values are: 20, 22, 25, 30, 35, 43, 47, 50, 55, 66, 70
th
 n + 1
Position of X =   value
 2 
th
 11 + 1 
Position of X =   value
 2 
Position of X = 6th value
X = 43
 Σ X  43 X X – 43 X  43
M.D. =
11 20 – 23 23
156 22 – 21 21
M.D. = 25 – 18 18
11
30 – 13 13
35 –8 8
M.D. = 14.1818
43 0 0
47 +4 4
Mean Deviation from Median 50 +7 7
Coefficient of M.D.=
Median 55 + 12 12
14.1818 66 + 23 23
Coefficient of M.D. = 70 + 27 27
43
Total – 156
Coefficient of M.D. = 0.33

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QUESTION 13 The weights of 120 students of PU Lahore at the time of admission are given in
following frequency distribution. Find M.D. from Mean and its coefficient of dispersion for the
data given below.
Weights No. of Students
110 – 119 2
120 – 129 4
130 – 139 17
140 – 149 28
150 – 159 25
160 – 169 18
170 – 179 13
180 – 189 6
190 – 199 5
200 – 209 2
SOLUTION
 f XX
Mean Deviation (From Mean) M.D. =
f
Classes f X fX X – 155.33 X  155.33 f X  155.33
110 – 119 2 114.5 229 – 40.83 40.83 81.66
120 – 129 4 124.5 498.0 – 30.83 30.83 123.32
130 – 139 17 134.5 2286.5 – 20.83 20.83 354.11
140 – 149 28 144.5 4046.0 – 10.83 10.83 303.24
150 – 159 25 154.5 3862.5 – 0.83 0.83 20.75
160 – 169 18 164.5 2961.0 9.17 9.17 165.06
170 – 179 13 174.5 2268.5 19.17 19.17 249.21
180 – 189 6 184.5 1107.0 29.17 29.17 175.02
190 – 199 5 194.5 972.5 39.17 39.17 195.85
200 – 209 2 204.5 409.0 49.17 49.17 98.34
Σ 120 – 18640 – – 1766.06
Mean
 fX
X=
f

18640
X=  X = 155.33
120
Now
 f X  155.33
M.D. =
120
1766.06
M.D. =
120
M.D. = 14.72
Mean Deviation from Mean
Coefficient of M.D.=
Mean

14.72
Coefficient of M.D. =  Coefficient of M.D. = 0.095
155.33
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QUESTION 14 Find M.D. from Median and its coefficient of dispersion for the following data.
Height No. of Students
1.8 6
1.6 9
1.4 15
1.2 24
1.0 33
0.8 20
0.6 13
0.4 7
0.2 5

SOLUTION
X f C.B. c. f . X – 1.03 X  1.03 f X  1.03
0.2 5 0.1 – 0.3 5 – 0.83 0.83 4.15
0.4 7 0.3 – 0.5 12 – 0.63 0.63 4.41
0.6 13 0.5 – 0.7 25 – 0.43 0.43 5.59
0.8 20 0.7 – 0.9 45 – 0.23 0.23 4.60
1.0 33 0.9 – 1.1 78 – 0.03 0.03 0.99
1.2 24 1.1 – 1.3 102 + 0.17 0.17 4.08
1.4 15 1.3 – 1.5 117 + 0.37 0.37 5.55
1.6 9 1.5 – 1.7 126 + 0.57 0.57 5.13
1.8 6 1.7 – 1.9 132 + 0.77 0.77 4.62
Total 132 – – – – 39.12
  f XX
Mean Deviation (From Median) M.D. =
f
hn 
Median X=l +   C
f 2 
n 132
Here = = 66 , l = 0.9, f = 33, h = 0.2, C = 45
2 2
0.2
X = 0.9 +  66  45
33
0.2  21
X = 0.9 +
33
4.2
X = 0.9 +
33
X = 0.9 + 0.13  X = 1.03
Now
 f X  1.03
M.D. =
132
39.12
M.D. =
132
M.D. = 0.2964
Mean Deviation from Median
Coefficient of M.D.=
Median

0.2964
Coefficient of M.D. =  Coefficient of M.D. = 0.2878
1.03
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QUESTION 23 Calculate the M.D. from Mean and its coefficient of dispersion and Coefficient
of Variation from the following data:
D – 20 – 15 – 10 –5 0 5 10 15
f 4 9 12 15 18 7 3 2
Where D = X – 25.
SOLUTION
D f fD X X – 20.5 X  20.5 f X  20.5
– 20 4 – 80 5 – 15.5 15.5 62
– 15 9 – 135 10 – 10.5 10.5 94.5
– 10 12 – 120 15 – 5.5 5.5 66
–5 15 – 75 20 – 0.5 0.5 7.5
0 18 0 25 + 4.5 4.5 81
5 7 35 30 + 9.5 9.5 66.5
10 3 30 35 + 14.5 14.5 43.5
15 2 30 40 + 19.5 19.5 39
Total 70 – 315 – – – 460
  f XX
Mean Deviation (From Mean) M.D. =
f
 fD
Mean X=A+
f

X = 25 +
 315  X = 20.5
70
Now
 f X  20.5
M.D. =
70
460
M.D. =
70
M.D. = 6.57
Mean Deviation from Mean
Coefficient of M.D.=
Mean

6.57
Coefficient of M.D. =  Coefficient of M.D. = 0.32
20.5
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QUESTION 24
Calculate the M.D. from Mean and its coefficient of dispersion and Coefficient of Variation from the
following data:
U –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3
f 4 9 12 15 18 7 3 2
Where U = (X – 50) /10.
SOLUTION
U f fU X X – 42.14 X  42.14 f X  42.14
–4 4 –8 10 – 32.14 32.14 128.56
–3 9 – 27 20 – 22.14 22.14 199.26
–2 12 – 24 30 – 12.14 12.14 145.68
–1 15 – 15 40 – 2.14 2.14 32.1
0 18 0 50 + 7.86 7.86 141.48
1 7 7 60 + 17.86 17.86 125.02
2 3 6 70 + 27.86 27.86 83.58
3 2 6 80 + 37.86 37.86 75.72
Total 70 – 55 – – – 931.4

 f XX
Mean Deviation (From Mean) M.D. =
f
 fU
Mean X=A+ h
f
 X = 50 +
 55  10
70
550
X = 50   X = 42.14
70
Now
 f X  42.14
M.D. =
70
931.4
M.D. =
70
M.D. = 13.31
Mean Deviation from Mean
Coefficient of M.D.=
Mean

13.31
Coefficient of M.D. =
42.14

Coefficient of M.D. = 0.32