Formula
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1. Mean deviation of Mean `delta bar x = (sum |x - bar x|)/n`
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2. Mean deviation of Median `delta bar x = (sum|x - M|)/n`
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3. Mean deviation of Mode `delta bar x = (sum|x - Z|)/n`
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Examples
1. Find Mean deviation about Mode from the following ungrouped data
`85,96,76,108,85,80,100,85,70,95`Solution:Mode : In the given data, the observation `85` occurs maximum number of times (`3`)
`:. Z = 85`
| `x` | `|x - Z| = |x - 85|` |
| 85 | 0 |
| 96 | 11 |
| 76 | 9 |
| 108 | 23 |
| 85 | 0 |
| 80 | 5 |
| 100 | 15 |
| 85 | 0 |
| 70 | 15 |
| 95 | 10 |
| --- | --- |
| `880` | `88` |
Mean deviation of Mode
`delta bar x = (sum |x - Z|)/n`
`delta bar x = 88/10`
`delta bar x = 8.8`
Coefficient of Mean deviation `=(delta bar x)/(bar x)`
`=8.8/85`
`=0.1035`
2. Find Mean deviation about Mode from the following ungrouped data
`69,66,67,69,64,63,65,68,72`Solution:Mode : In the given data, the observation `69` occurs maximum number of times (`2`)
`:. Z = 69`
| `x` | `|x - Z| = |x - 69|` |
| 69 | 0 |
| 66 | 3 |
| 67 | 2 |
| 69 | 0 |
| 64 | 5 |
| 63 | 6 |
| 65 | 4 |
| 68 | 1 |
| 72 | 3 |
| --- | --- |
| `603` | `24` |
Mean deviation of Mode
`delta bar x = (sum |x - Z|)/n`
`delta bar x = 24/9`
`delta bar x = 2.6667`
Coefficient of Mean deviation `=(delta bar x)/(bar x)`
`=2.6667/69`
`=0.0386`
This material is intended as a summary. Use your textbook for detail explanation.
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