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Population Variance, Standard deviation and coefficient of variation for grouped data Formula & Example ( Enter your problem )
  1. Formula & Example
  2. Population Variance Example
  3. Population Standard deviation Example
  4. Population coefficient of variation Example

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)`
---------------
--`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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