CHAPTER 4: DISPERSION

Exercise 1: Grouped Data

ARRAY: Highest to Lowest

37 39 49 47 45 43 50 47 43 38 30 25
46 50 25 43 42 37 49 46 43 37 29 24
24 30 26 30 38 45 49 46 42 37 26 24
48 25 46 26 47 42 49 45 42 30 26 22
29 30 22 21 49 24 47 45 39 30 25 21

SCORES f xl f xl l xl- xl fl xl- xl d fd fd2 F

46-50 8 48 284 11.4 91.2 0 0 0 30 Q3
40-45 6 42.5 255 5.9 35.4 1 6 6 22
34-39 4 36.3 146 .1 0.4 2 8 16 16
28-33 4 30.5 122 -6.1 -24.4 3 12 36 12
22-27 7 24.5 171.5 -12.1 -84.7 4 28 112 8 Q1
16-21 1 18.5 18.5 -18.1 -18.1 5 5 25 1
∑f=30 ∑f xl=1097 ∑ l xl- xl=54.6 l
∑ fl x - xl=254.2 ∑fd=59 ∑fd2=195

1. Mean 4. Quartile Deviation

[ ]
3n
f (x) −F
X= 4
n a . Q 3=L+ i
f

X= 36.6 Q 3=45.5+
8[
22.5−22
5
]
Q3= 45.81

[ ]
n
−F
2. Average Deviation b. 4
Q 1=L+ i
f
AD=
∑l x l−xl
n
Q 1=21.5+
[ 7.5−1
4 ]
5
54.6
AD= Q1=26.14
30
AD= 1.92

Q3−Q1
3. Standard Deviation c. QD=
2

√ [ ]
∑ fd 2 45.81−26.14
∑ fd− QD=
n 2
SD=d
n−1

√ [ ]
3481
SD=
195− QD= 9.84
30
5
29
SD= 8.25

Exercise 2: Ungrouped Data

Scores Mean lX-Xl lX-Xl2

1 10 9 81
2 10 8 64
2 10 8 64
2 10 8 64
3 10 7 49
4 10 6 36
4 10 6 36
5 10 5 25
5 10 5 25
5 10 5 25
6 10 4 16
7 10 3 9
9 10 1 1
9 10 1 1
10 10 0 0
10 10 0 0
10 10 0 0
11 10 -1 1
12 10 -2 4
13 10 -3 9
13 10 -3 9
14 10 -4 16
15 10 -5 25
15 10 -5 25
15 10 -5 25
15 10 -5 25
16 10 -6 36
16 10 -6 36
17 10 -7 49
20 10 -10 100
∑x= 286 ∑ lX-Xl=138 ∑ lX-Xl2=856

1. Mean 2. Variance 4. Quartile Deviation

f (x) 2 ∑ l x l−xl 2 30
X= S= a . Q 1=
n n 4
286 2 856
X= S= Q1= 7.5
30 30
 90
X= 9.53≈10 S2=28.53 b.Q 3=
4
Q3= 22.5
Q3−Q1
2. Average Deviation 3. Standard Deviation C. QD=
2
∑l x l−xl 15.5−4.5
AD= S=√ s 2 QD=
n 2
138
AD= S=√ 28.53 QD= 5.5
30
AD=4.6 S=5.34