MCQ
Find the mean deviation about the mean for the data.
Height in cms Number of boys
$95-105$ $9$
$105-115$ $13$
$115-125$ $26$
$125-135$ $30$
$135-145$ $12$
$145-155$ $10$
  • $11.28$
  • B
    $10.48$
  • C
    $12.64$
  • D
    $14.56$

Answer

Correct option: A.
$11.28$
a
The following table is formed.

height in cms Number of boys ${f_i}$ Mid-point ${x_i}$ ${f_i}{x_i}$ $\left| {{x_i} - \bar x} \right|$ ${f_i}\left| {{x_i} - \bar x} \right|$
$95-105$ $9$ $100$ $900$ $25.3$ $227.7$
$105-115$ $13$ $110$ $1430$ $15.3$ $198.9$
$115-125$ $26$ $120$ $3120$ $5.3$ $137.8$
$125-135$ $30$ $130$ $3900$ $4.7$ $141$
$135-145$ $12$ $140$ $1680$ $14.7$ $176.4$
$145-155$ $10$ $150$ $1500$ $24.7$ $247$

Here, $N = \sum\limits_{i = 1}^6 {{f_i}}  = 100,\sum\limits_{i = 1}^6 {{f_i}{x_i}}  = 12530$

$\therefore \bar x = \frac{1}{N}\sum\limits_{i = 1}^6 {{f_i}{x_i}}  = \frac{1}{{100}} \times 12530 = 125.3$

$M.D.\left( {\bar x} \right) = \frac{1}{N}\sum\limits_{i = 1}^6 {{f_i}\left| {{x_i} - \bar x} \right|}  = \frac{1}{{100}} \times 1128.8 = 11.28$

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