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Measure of Dispersion: UPES, Dehradun
Measure of Dispersion: UPES, Dehradun
Measure of Dispersion: UPES, Dehradun
UPES, Dehradun
Averages gives us an idea about the concentration of
the value in the central part of the distribution. If we
know the average alone, we can not form a complete
idea about the distribution.
They must be supported and supplemented by some
other measures. One such measure is Dispersion.
Literal meaning of dispersion is ‘Scatteredness’. We
study dispersion to have an idea about homogeneity
or hetrogeneity of the distribution.
Range= Xmax-Xmin
Q= (Q3-Q1)/2
Where,
Q1 = First Quartile of the distribution
Q3 = Third Quartile of the distribution
Note:
Quartile deviation is definitely a better measure than
the range as it makes use of 50% of the data. But
since it ignores the other 50% of the data , it can not
be regarded as a reliable measure.
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Mean Deviation
If Xi : fi , i=1,2,..n represent the frequency distribution
then mean deviation from the average A (usually
mean, median, mode) is given by .
n
1
Mean Deviation from average A =
N
f
i 1
i xi A
Note
Since mean deviation is based on all the
observations, it is better measure of dispersion than
range and quartile deviation. But the step of
ignoring the signs of the deviations (Xi-A) creates
artificiality and renders it useless for further
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Standard Deviation
Standard deviation is the positive square root of the
arithmatic mean of the squares of the deviations of
the given values from their arithmatic mean.
If Xi : fi , i=1,2,..n represent the frequency distribution
then Standard deviation
1 n
i i f x x 2
N i 1
Where x is the arithmatic mean.
n
f i x i x
2 1 2
N i 1