Calculations :
i) Median (Me) = Size of ![](Image187.gif)
= Size of 11th item.
Therefore, Median ( Me) = 8
ii) M. D. = ![](Image188.gif)
Example ( Continuous series ) Calculate the mean deviation and the coefficient of mean deviation from the following data using the mean.
Difference in ages between boys and girls of a class.
Diff. in years: |
No.of students:
|
0 - 5 |
449 |
5 - 10 |
705 |
10 - 15 |
507 |
15 - 20 |
281 |
20 - 25 |
109 |
25 - 30 |
52 |
30 - 35 |
16 |
35 - 40 |
4 |
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Calculation:
1) X ![](Image189.gif)
2) M. D. ![](Image190.gif)
3) co - efficient of M. D. ![](Image191.gif)
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