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  1. Formula & Example
  2. Population Variance Example
  3. Population Standard deviation Example
  4. Population coefficient of variation Example
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  1. Mean, Median and Mode
  2. Quartile
  3. Decile
  4. Percentile
  5. Octile
  6. Quintile
  7. Population Variance, Standard deviation and coefficient of variation
  8. Sample Variance, Standard deviation and coefficient of variation
  9. Population Skewness, Kurtosis
  10. Sample Skewness, Kurtosis
  11. Geometric mean, Harmonic mean
  12. Mean deviation, Coefficient of Mean deviation
  13. Quartile deviation, Coefficient of QD, Interquartile range
  14. Decile deviation, Coefficient of DD, Interdecile range
  15. Percentile deviation, Coefficient of PD, Interpercentile range
  16. Five number summary
  17. Box and Whisker Plots
  18. Mode using Grouping Method
  19. Less than type Cumulative frequency table
  20. More than type Cumulative frequency table
  21. Class and their frequency table
  22. Raw Moments and Central Moments

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1. Formula & Example





Formula
1. Mean `bar x = (sum fx)/n`
2. Population Variance `sigma^2 = (sum f*x^2 - (sum f*x)^2/n)/n`
3. Population Standard deviation `sigma = sqrt((sum f*x^2 - (sum f*x)^2/n)/n)`
4. Coefficient of Variation (Population) `=sigma / bar x * 100 %`

Examples
1. Calculate Population Variance `(sigma^2)`, Population Standard deviation `(sigma)`, Population Coefficient of Variation from the following grouped data
ClassFrequency
2 - 43
4 - 64
6 - 82
8 - 101


Solution:
Class
`(1)`
Frequency `(f)`
`(2)`
Mid value `(x)`
`(3)`
`f*x`
`(4)=(2)xx(3)`
`f*x^2=(f*x)xx(x)`
`(5)=(4)xx(3)`
2-43 3 `3=(2+4)/2` 9 `9=3xx3`
`(4)=(2)xx(3)`
 27 `27=9xx3`
`(5)=(4)xx(3)`
4-64 5 `5=(4+6)/2` 20 `20=4xx5`
`(4)=(2)xx(3)`
 100 `100=20xx5`
`(5)=(4)xx(3)`
6-82 7 `7=(6+8)/2` 14 `14=2xx7`
`(4)=(2)xx(3)`
 98 `98=14xx7`
`(5)=(4)xx(3)`
8-101 9 `9=(8+10)/2` 9 `9=1xx9`
`(4)=(2)xx(3)`
 81 `81=9xx9`
`(5)=(4)xx(3)`
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--`n = 10`--`sum f*x=52``sum f*x^2=306`


Mean `bar x = (sum fx)/n`

`=52/10`

`=5.2`



Population Variance `sigma^2 = (sum f*x^2 - (sum f*x)^2/n)/n`

`=(306 - (52)^2/10)/10`

`=(306 - 270.4)/10`

`=35.6/10`

`=3.56`



Population Standard deviation `sigma = sqrt((sum f*x^2 - (sum f*x)^2/n)/n)`

`=sqrt((306 - (52)^2/10)/10)`

`=sqrt((306 - 270.4)/10)`

`=sqrt(35.6/10)`

`=sqrt(3.56)`

`=1.8868`



Coefficient of Variation (Population) `=sigma / bar x * 100 %`

`=1.8868/5.2 * 100 %`

`=36.28 %`
2. Calculate Population Variance `(sigma^2)`, Population Standard deviation `(sigma)`, Population Coefficient of Variation from the following grouped data
XFrequency
01
15
210
36
43


Solution:
`x`
`(1)`
Frequency `(f)`
`(2)`
`f*x`
`(3)=(2)xx(1)`
`f*x^2=(f*x)xx(x)`
`(4)=(3)xx(1)`
01 0 `0=1xx0`
`(3)=(2)xx(1)`
 0 `0=0xx0`
`(4)=(3)xx(1)`
15 5 `5=5xx1`
`(3)=(2)xx(1)`
 5 `5=5xx1`
`(4)=(3)xx(1)`
210 20 `20=10xx2`
`(3)=(2)xx(1)`
 40 `40=20xx2`
`(4)=(3)xx(1)`
36 18 `18=6xx3`
`(3)=(2)xx(1)`
 54 `54=18xx3`
`(4)=(3)xx(1)`
43 12 `12=3xx4`
`(3)=(2)xx(1)`
 48 `48=12xx4`
`(4)=(3)xx(1)`
------------
`n=25``sum f*x=55``sum f*x^2=147`


Mean `bar x = (sum fx)/n`

`=55/25`

`=2.2`



Population Variance `sigma^2 = (sum f*x^2 - (sum f*x)^2/n)/n`

`=(147 - (55)^2/25)/25`

`=(147 - 121)/25`

`=26/25`

`=1.04`



Population Standard deviation `sigma = sqrt((sum f*x^2 - (sum f*x)^2/n)/n)`

`=sqrt((147 - (55)^2/25)/25)`

`=sqrt((147 - 121)/25)`

`=sqrt(26/25)`

`=sqrt(1.04)`

`=1.0198`



Coefficient of Variation (Population) `=sigma / bar x * 100 %`

`=1.0198/2.2 * 100 %`

`=46.35 %`




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