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2.

The details ofsales ofa business

enterprise are as follows:
Group

MEAN DEYI
10. The mar

Sales Amount

(Rs. Thousand)

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

500

Marks

70
ID

985
818

carcurate Range and

Roll Ab.

50
55

718
925

Calcuiarr

11. The mal

60

coefficie"ffi

lSales Units R = 4g5 Units, Coeff. of

R = 0.827
3.

Month

Profi.t/Loss

(Rs.)

, iffi'

a. .Gyq" below are the heights

height
of the two groups

Group I
Group II

June July Augrrst September

- 1,300 1,900 5,000 _ 200

yr?

(cm.)

eg 65u

[R = 6,800, Coeff. of R 1.7]

=

two groups. Compare the Range

ofthe

: 167 t62 1S5 180 1,82

t\S 185
; 169 772 168 165 777
180 195
lCoeff of Range : I Group 0.0gg,
=

5'

Thefo,owing tabre sivesthe marks

obtainef uy."*"i.,
Mathematics. Fi"d ;;t;;"";;;i
ffir,,ru

: 1
Mathematbs : ll
z2
^S.No.
Economits
,

2
48
86

II

4
40
iz

E
B;
#

7.

"'li#?#i,iffi;1"Ji:fl:':nt

ft) Find out maximum varue, if minimum

167
1.e.,

to

:.

6
b8
76

60
8E

ft = S0,

*":;,L":I;i"lll

varue is s5.5 and coefiicient of

range is
[6) 20; (b) 64.s]

Find Range and coefficient of

Range of the fonowing

X:b101b2025B0
:
f
8
12
8.

orrange is 0'6 and

10

Find out the Range and its coefficient

from the

Class
: E_10 10_15 t5_20
Freqtrcncies:BgZt29S6

The follor
Calculate

variation
Factory A
Factory B
[Factory

-:

Dispersior

Size

.t#li;1ffi:::*:"?r:

[Economics R = 80, Coeff. ofR 0.83;

Mathematics
=

"

12.

13. Calculate
1S8

Group = 0.0g8

measure by Ranse merhod

B
gg
;0

;*g

ffi ,?JA::,#HX1T"".forsix*""f.":i:';;;H;i"I:"x?"*ffi

70,65,6.i
Find the

f"["#;"?::eff'

2
of R = 0.71'4]

20_25 2E_BO 80_85

14. Calculate t

)c:

f:

15. Find out M

Size

f:

16. Ca]cu]ate U
Mid"poin*
FTequencia

17. Calculate
data:

Bb__40

Cc

Marks

70*20

9. Calculate
@) Clnss

the Range and Coefficient of

Range

f
(b) MidValue
f
k) Less than
f

lR = 35, Coeff. of B = 0.77g)

:

0*10 11_20 21_30

322015

!tolsrois
4et2nl

10 20 Bo
4loBoio;;50
(a) R = 50, Coeff. ofR
=

10_30

10_40

10_50

31__40 41_50

18. Calculate U-l

[o

;,

l; (b) R = 25, Coeff. ofR

Class
60
_ 0.g83;

(c)R=60,Coeff.ofR=1j

0-9

10_19
20_29
30_39

MEASURES OF DISPEBSION
517

MEAN DEVIATION
10. The marks obtained by 9 students in an examination are as follows :

-\mount
h"ausand)

RotlNo. :
Marks :

5ir
,]"f

:5
60

70,65,68, 70, 75,73,80, 70, 83, 86

Find the mode, median and M.D. aboutlhe mean.

oiR

= 0.327

a-e.rlate Range

12.

September

-200

oe5.ofR=1.71
e Range ofthe

ias
195
:::p

calculate

th;

Mean Deviation by Median and state which factory has greater

Factory
Factory

A
B

'. 45
: 40

47
42

47
45

Dispersion from the following data

158

Eco:lomics and

67
iE
;6

x
i

f.cfR=0.4171
*- value is 80.

:ert ofrange is
. a 20; (b) 64.51

16

15. Find out Mean Deviation (from Median) of the following series

6, M.D. = 1'51

60
50

f.ofR=0.833:

1.

ing

ave

50-55

-ion
:1 tO

[M = 40.71, 14.P. = 6.291

following data :
the
from
Median
and
Mean
from
16. calculate Mean Deviation

12.

Mid-Pou'tts

510

FTequencies

10

15

20

25

35

30

ible

1528351674

[M. D. (Mean) = 5.81, M.D. (Median) = 5'80]

Calculate Coefficient of Nlean Deriation with the help of Median from the following
:

Marks

0-20

10-30
10-40
10-50

Class

3d

Ling

Size : 25-30 30-35 35--40 40-45 45-50

f:182739423321

No. of Students
2
8

20
38

Marks
10-60
10-70
10--0
80-90

18. Calculate M.D. from Mean and its Coefficient

'5

'om

rall

No. of Students
63

83

0-9

10-19
20-29
30-39

l7

"L

. -{s

rLrc

eof

Class

40-49
50-59

20

60--69

12
5

100

35

X=

Coeff. ofR = 1.

:.1.-:s

93

M= 54.8, M.D. = 12.95, Coeff. = 0.2361

-50

hat
ure

the

X=

fr" of R = 0.7781

L4

x1246810
f:1.4641

data

35--40

57

14. calculate the Mean Deviation about the mean for the following data

l-35
E6

60

[(aLM = 8, M.D. = 3.238, Coeff' = 0'405;

30

fr ofR = 0.7141

59
55

58
54

)1as

(b)X= 9.7, M.D' = 3.319, Coeff. = 0.3421

60
85

ematics R = 50,

53
51

Size:4681012
f:24532

167

0.083 r.e.,

ee:hod

50
50

49
47

[FactoryA: M= 50, M.D. = 4.67,Coeff.= 0.0934; FactoryB: M=50,M'D' =4''18,

Coeff. = 0.0956; The factory B has greater variation in wagesl
13. Calculate (a) Median Coeffrcient of Dispersion, and (b) Mean Coefficient of

c4r in Group II

"

t--

40

The following table gives the figures of wages earned by workers of two factories.

variation in wages:

71.5, M.D. (Mean) 5.6J

lX=74,2=70, M=

ef;.ofR=0.201

n
'

!-

8
66

Calculate M.D. and its Coefficient. Median = 49, M'D' - 12'89, Coeff' = 0'2631
11. The marks obtained by 10 students in an examination were as follows :

:'_i

f"

7
59

6
38

5
54

4
27

3
32

2
49

1
68

SA.Z,M.D. = 10.54, Coeff. = 0.2911

cen

ich
ults

k'

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19. Calculate M.D. from

Median from the following
data
Marks less than
No. of StudentE
Marks

,Rn

100

70
60

No.

32
20
13
5

10

M.D. = 74.2861
data find out M.D. from
^. Marks
Median *m="ffrr,
I:::,r:owins
More than
Students
5

"' 5::ffi .lti,f imX*m

Marks (betou:)

of Students

(b)x=
23.

17, s

1
z
B
,

No.

85

60

50

tt,J

28

lM = 33'9'

io,-ig;;

;;,, ;;,' ;;,'

trlir,**n".

-\a

34.7,c ofM.D.
=0.291

31. C*r

;;

3 44,coeff =

il=iirr;

to_ i:Ji
tt foUoniag data
"

#.39:3;:#.

""';-'"
6
,_

data

.r:

:-

ET

340
SZS

8ii|.

327

_;

32. F::-

Marks

c,

l'l

:3'ilri

.Ro// -\b

*rn:j"ltowirls

F::-

3:ri

= 323, S.D' = f.gg, Coeff. g.g241

=

Bo

s;

a4
[s.D. = 1.79s;

i,l \' # i3 L ;

26' Find the standard

Deviation from

-\lc

10

*s coefficient from the

rorrowingdata:

?456
s7
38
?l

20

30. Ca

;;

Calculate S.D. from

the following table

25. catcutate Mean"and

30

c of II D' = 0'30, *=

326

x:1
Y:81

Ca

.1f;

#*;f;:ron, L1-,;,
and (il;14urn
f::,

13

322

"

cient,,

40

320
310
315

29.

r--

Marks
"':::"

q^^^a

19
10

'lb

carcurate (i) Median

coeffi

Calculate S.D. and

its coefficient

Roil.

24.

29

65

;:!!]?!x:H,?fiHffi;:'tr:d

18, 1s,20, rz, ro,

1b] il,
b)
47,44,45,49,5A,' fi,,

28. Fr
Ir*

It

STANDARD DETaIATTON

"

Students

c5

97
89
74
54

25
35
45

No.

Marks More than

100

15

27' c

students

of

40
30
20

90
80
60

50

less than

the following data

(ugears) : 4_4
lOe
6_8 8_
70-72
No. oJ students
, ;
;"90 :10
r2o
rso
tL-prL', M.8.A.,2004-05J30

E=

10.18, s.D. 1.53;

=

72-14
-so = L+-76 16_18

uo

Dr:*5- - --t

2a
[2_9778]

;
i

{
- -l

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MEASUBES OF DISPEBSION

o- of Students

table :
27. Calculate Arithmetic Mean and S'D' from the following
'
No' of StudBnts
Years
No. of Students
Years

20
13
5

L M.D. = t4.2861

0'

lX=4.8,5'P. =3'69)

29

from the following :

24. Find out the Arithmetic Mean and standard Deviation
100-500 10G-600
Income (Rs.) : 100-200 100-300 10H00
100
63
33
15
No. ofPersons :
-83
lX= 356, S'D' = 128'71

19
10

2g.Calculatethemean,standarddeviation,medianandmodeforthefollowing:

Stu.d.ents

Mid-whrc : 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

?o10
31
of M.D. = 0.291

bring

data

7,Coetr = 0.1171
Marks
340

325

oJstudents : 100 90

Days
5
t4
15

('C)
-30to-20
-20to-10
-10to0

70

19.p. = 1bl

No. of Days

0to10

10

10to20
20to30
W = - 5,S.D'

= 12.49, 6osgg' * - 2'51

and its Coefficient :
32. From the following data, calculate Standard Deviation
80
'
Age (tess thon)
125
sa
No. oJPersosns
[f = 35.16, S'D, = 19.758, Coeff' = 0'562]
Luyru, M.BA.,2006-071
3il. From ttre the following data compute utith
No. of workers

70
: 10 20 ?0 N 50 69 115
110
100
75
: is 30
-

Age-group Qears)

321.

320
331
9, Coeff. = 0.0241

Less than 20

20

109

20-25
25-30

26

84
66

35---40

101

44
60

3H5

lS.D. = 1.7091

87
53
0.13, S.D. = 1.531

11--16 16-18
20
12.97781

10

X=

34

60

75

30 40 50 60
50201050

data :
31. Calculat S.D. and its Coefficient from the following
Tbmperature (C)
No. of
Tbmpmture

6"Coetr =0.L79;

Z 24'441
W = 27'847,S'D' = 8'85' M = 25'658' =

30. Calculate S.D. from the following frgures :

0 10 20
Marks More tlrrrr) :
No.

55

19-1434611

FYeqtrcncy,i22

5.07, 6X = 14.991
m, and (ii) Mean

1
122

L4-20
9-13
6-831"1
4-5

32

v.

39'51, 5.P. = 9'571

frequency distribution for

Determine tbe Standard Deviation from tfre following

sr""p"d measurements
Weigh.t of
Bull.Nks (
850-900
900-950
950-1000
1000-1050
1050-1100

of

*"lgh'f bffi
2

24
45

L20
110

Weight of
Bullocks
1100-1150
1150-1200

1200-1250
1250-1300
1300-1350

No. of
Bullocks
140

66
42
20
15

ls.D. = 90.341

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Combined S.D. and Comecting trcorrect Values

35. calculate combined Mean and standard De'iation
Series A
No. of Items
Mean

50

Series B
500
60

10

11

100

S.D.

BG. (a)

40.
of the forowing data

rhe Mean and stqndard Deviation or 200it"*"

1-

De',::.::r

41. For

"Tu";llii;T$;*Ti
trk;;;,

respectively. If at the time of carculatons, two items

we"e mo.rgly
s
and 67 instead of 13 and 17, find the correct Mean
anilsturrau.a beviation.

s"#;;ifl;;fr

&) T\ro

II

3fl

Fi:a
42. a'--*-

31
53

Who is better run getter

LL4
47

Who is more consiq.lent

68
52

.1i1.

as

-{=:
:.-

81

lA is better run getter because his auerage is higher B is mori

consistent because coeffi.cbnt of uariatin of hls score
is tess.j
A sample of 5 items was taken from the output of a factory.
The length and weight
of 5 items are given below :

Length (inches)
Weieht

(hil

:
:

11

74

710
15

T*e

-lc 2'Sa
-\c l'lda

110

B : X = 71, S.D. = 84.766, C.y. = lg.g,lo7o.

B:X=48.88, S.D. =LS.S42,C.V = 36.367rj

38.

.-

I '-D ..;

\\-b:c; rc

OEFFICIEIVT OF VARIATION
t''
of runs scored bv two bastsmen A and B in different innings
is
flH#;1ber

A:2479
B:1842

l---*-uEl -ar-r_

R" = 57.5, SD.g1=7.gll

C

ir
Su:. :: r:
Nu=:r*
{-----_:
r+:.3

S.D.

608
557

50
50

:'c"r

Su=. :.i

s-a mples of size 40 and

5 0 respectivety have the
Standard Deviation 19 and 8 respectively. Find the
Standard Deviation of the
combined gample of size 90.
tS.D. = 141
(c) Mean and Standard Deviation of
25 items of a series are 60 and 2.b respectivery.
It is found that an item whose varue is 70 has u"", i.r.irJ"d in the series
wrongly' Find the mean and standard deviation or""*
."G ut""
tt
wrongly included item.
"*liii"g= 1.6]
"
[x= 5g.Sg,s-D.
(d) The contents of two
are
as
folrows.
Find
the
Mean
and
.groups
standard
Deviation of the combined
group :
Group
Size
Mean

Coc.pan

'
4.

S:a:e

r::

SrE
Se-:es

,r.

Se-=s 3

16

By computing the coefficient ofvariation of the two

characteristics, state wh&h one
ismorevariabre

tlenstl:{;r?,ji

:rrrta;:X*j$,tmll#il

39. The runs scored bv two batsmen A and B in different innings

of a series
below:

A:12115678T19119868429
B : 47 12 76 42 4

St

87

48 .18

are given

45.

T::e:em

\c"

," 3:r

-lfa-:,-*s
0

Who is better batsman? Who is more consistent?

g8.66 Vo; B : X
I A : X= 50, S.D. = 41.88, C.V
=
=Bg, S.D. = 28.87, C.y. = lg.g2Eo
A is a better batsman because his average is higher.
B is more consistent because C.V of his ior" iri""rj

'r"- - - *:- -- - - sl.!=l

co-1i4:

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40.

Compare the variability of following two series

X:22232324262727283030
Y.: 18 20 27 20 ? 22 23 24 25

hring data:
Serics B
60

i633, S.D.1cy = 11.461

md to be 60 and 20
a vrongly taken as 3

available
41. For two groups ofobeservations the following results are
Group A

lrdard

Sum of deviations from assumed mean

f,ean 53, butdifferent

Number of observations

Deviation.
=59.8, S.D. = 20.0941
Deviation of the
lS.D. = 141

Dsnd 2.5 respectivelY.

duded in the series

rhp after omittingthe

E= 59'58,S-D. = 1.61
Iean and Standard

Assumed Mean

Al,td- :

li&rent innings is as
68

110

52

81

710
15

rictics, state which one

033% Weight :X= 13,
Ii1ht is more variable.l
qp of a series are given

36 84
48130

29

t7
20

l7

ll4

(WTU' M' B' A" 2008-09)

prices are more-Etable ?
CN = l\'lVo: B' Ltd :
1'414
lALtd : k= lrA,S'D' =

competition was as follows

4
3
2

3
5
4

2
7
5'

L
10
'10

0
15
20

No.o/C,ools :
NooJMatches :

A
B
!ryeaS.D. and the Coefficient o!!an{i91t c'v
v4v Mean,
Calculate Arithmetic
tA:7- 1.45,s Pa= 1'48,
B

44.

:7=

Size

50

51

52

53

SrcriesA(f)

:
:

1
1

0
2

0
2

5
2
1

=102'077o;

1.07, S.D. = 1.33, C'Y' = L24'37oj

State which of the following series is more consistent

kriesB[

16

76

4j}.Thenumhrofgoalsscoredbytwoteamsindifferentmatchesofafootball

48.977o;
C.V. = 38.367o1

length andweight

-11

priceS are more stable.]

X = L1.4,S.D. = 1.414, C.v, = t.z+qo. Company's share

3{-766, CN. =

g is highpn B is mare
in of his score is less.l

GrouP B

13
L4
74
].]r7 ]-L4 ]-Lz

L4
115

15
113

13
t14

LZ
113

Which company's share

r=57.5,S2.t"1 :7.921

?;.';iJi

Find(i)themean,(ii)thestandarddeviation'(iii)thecoeffrcientofstandard
a*i"Uoo and (iv) variance of both groups separately' . -: ^ - ^ (iv) 2'36' 4'051
ttlllo.ii, 19.35, (ii) t.sgz,i'otg,(iii) 0'151' 0'104'
as follows :
42. Share prices of two companies ALtd' and B Ltd' were recorded

BLtd- :

+3
43
18
L0

Sum of square of deviations from assumed mean

s.D.

Ite

%l+ =';3?f J;"="10"?I;i

"'

11

l8-il2,

26

Deviations should be taken from actual averages' i,9''?9-""1?2respectively'

500

iH

54

55

56

57

3633
3420

:V --.53'+' S'D' = 1'625'

lA : X = 54.65,' S.D' = 1'68, C'Y' = 3'072Vo'B
B is more consistentl
3'0437o;Series
C.Y. =
4S.ThedescriptionofgoalsscoredbyteamAinafootballsessionisasfollows:

No.oJGooIs :
Matchesryloyed :

1
g

0
1

3
5

2
7

4
3

3 and 1'5 respeetively

The average of goals scored and standard deviation are
B. Wrri.r, team may be considered more
pilt-Li-ft.*-

in the match".

=?3.37,C.Y. = 70.82Vo
r his average is higher.
C.\i of his score is lessl
.

consistent

Ebam A : X = 2, S-D' = 1'09,

i{'

= 54'57o'Tbam

B' CI'

507o'

lbam B is more

coDsistent,becauseitsaverageishighandcoefficientofvariationisless]

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of

variation

from rhe forrowing data

l*r.:"
Size
: 0-10
^ao:T.,::r
1G_20 20_80 BO*40
n*U,

f:s r

10
ra
10 16

47. calculatecoefEcientofvariafion
ent of Variation
Marks (Less

48'

Than)

*^^.rfr-

n''38,S.D. =20.7g,c.y.=4g.g56qo1
-" r

from the following

data

: E
10
:220557090100

Vatue
5s4528

1s
2s7es10

35

g;ff;"'#::::
Mi.d

= |'ovvol

"

Vatue

ss

zo

12

7E

ro

49' Followingarethedatarelatedfnrroil,,-,^-^ [x=45's'D'

(Rs.)

Factory A

Eo--6oi:ru

= 13.49, c.Y.=41.ggvo1

Uo "r w;ffi

briesAandB:

il.

60_70 J
70_s0i-:i72

,:
15

So-eorirz

UsingArithme,

r,igr,",ll";,"," *"r|S'**
(ii) ,Hi.l"f:1":_l_"r.
,f]
rnnw,hleh fac;;";;;;.
#:r""J;fli;,
50.

(a)

the roilowins q

;=rHi?l-:"JTffifB?il'fiixj"1::,i-aia
.
j
o","i.#*l;il*,ffi
coefficient

(b) (i)

varian."

standard
ffiT"J-"i;1.g&I[]#aremore,"'iubi"
;:1.o.T1lf ;1:r..r" tl"l a"ithmeric v"un!.zrheir

;?#f,""T":l;11:1,,.*f;Sxfi1litilait";
ffi #HriH':Hfi
TVIISCELLANOUS

Ur.

which has a more stable

life.l

the information given

T..9*below, deter
distribution.
The IV

d* ,
r :

,"J;ffisfil#; ffi#It?:::,:::i*1;'l*

-;

t:i,ri?3:]

tflffi *ff ir#I$f",{,fiffi

,ROBLEMS

g
16

53.

40-50

52

11

carcurate s'D' and coefficient

or\hriation

Mid

UL60 60-70 ZO.-80 80-90

intervars of the

+1
a

+2
'6

[0-50, 50_100, ....., 2OO_250]

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MEASURES OF DISPERSION

52.
)

70-80 80-90

32
; C.\'. = 49.056Vo1

100

5, C.V. = $.03Vol

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A manufacturer of collars supplies to you the following statistics regarding the neck
circumference of the students in a hostel of Agra University :

Mid.ValuesofNeckCirandererrces(cm-)
No. of Satdents

Establishment

20

Wages
ofE'orkers

10

Ifean

10

)io.

Variance

41.097o1

:
:
of Wages :

&rtories Aand B:

tury8

AB
Rs. 52
25O
256

Rs. 50
300

225
(Rs.
pays
15,000);
B
larger
of
wages
Factory
amount
t(i)
(ii) Factory A shows greater variability in wages (30.76Vo);
(ii0X" = 50.91; (iv) Rs. 5L.33 and Rs. tE.33I

54. The nu.mber of employees, wages per employee and the variance of the wages per
employee for two factories A and B are given in the following table :
Parti.culars

8
12

5e. sf Fmplorrees
Averagr $'ages (Bs.)

Yarialee Rs. t

ii

,10

iryquestions:

(ii)

(iiii
r sYeraSe wages,
].Y-:A= 17.92Vo,
variable.l
Their Standard

E rrrore
I

rbnt ofVariation
i(ii) S.D. = 1]...25l
Aand B. Asingle
d2500 hrs. with
d3500 hrs. with
rbuy ?
uld buy brand B,
more stable life.l

intervals of the

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Using the relevant criterion based on S.D. of a distribution, determine the largest
and smallest size of collars he should manufacture, bearing in mind that collars
are \norn normally 1.5 cm. larger than the neck size.
W =31.64,S.D. = 0.6636; Smallest collar = 31.15 cm.,
Largest collar = 35.13 cm.l
&3. From the data given below find out :
ti r SlLich establishment pays larger amount of wages ?
t ii i S-hich establishment shows greater variability in wages?
tiii, IIean wage for the two establishments combined together.
tivr Hedian wages, if the Modal wages are Rs.50 and Rs. 45 respectively.

28

A, C.V.

: 30.5 31 31.5 32 32.5 33

+2

o, ....., 200-2501

100
85
16

Find thp average wages per employee in both the factories, A and B taken
togEtler.
ID rhich factory, A or B is the degree of variation in wages per employee
8rat4r ?
Suppose the average wages per employee in factory B is Rs 75 and the
rariancr is Rs 25, what will be the revised coefficient ofvariation ?
(UPTU, MBA,2002-03)
(ii)
2.5Vo arfi.4.7wo, hence degree of
[(i) Rs. 96.67,
variation is greater in factory B, (iii) 6.67Vol

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