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1. Calculate Population Variance `(sigma^2)` 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)`
0100
1555
2102040
361854
431248
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`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`


2. Calculate Population Variance `(sigma^2)` from the following grouped data
XFrequency
103
1112
1218
1312
143


Solution:
`x`
`(1)`
Frequency `(f)`
`(2)`
`f*x`
`(3)=(2)xx(1)`
`f*x^2=(f*x)xx(x)`
`(4)=(3)xx(1)`
10330300
11121321452
12182162592
13121562028
14342588
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`n=48``sum f*x=576``sum f*x^2=6960`


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

`=576/48`

`=12`



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

`=(6960 - (576)^2/48)/48`

`=(6960 - 6912)/48`

`=48/48`

`=1`


3. Calculate Population Variance `(sigma^2)` 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)`
2-433927
4-64520100
6-8271498
8-1019981
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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`


4. Calculate Population Variance `(sigma^2)` from the following grouped data
ClassFrequency
0 - 25
2 - 416
4 - 613
6 - 87
8 - 105
10 - 124


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)`
0-25155
2-416348144
4-613565325
6-87749343
8-105945405
10-1241144484
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--`n = 50`--`sum f*x=256``sum f*x^2=1706`


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

`=256/50`

`=5.12`



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

`=(1706 - (256)^2/50)/50`

`=(1706 - 1310.72)/50`

`=395.28/50`

`=7.9056`


5. Calculate Population Variance `(sigma^2)` from the following grouped data
ClassFrequency
10 - 2015
20 - 3025
30 - 4020
40 - 5012
50 - 608
60 - 705
70 - 803


Solution:
Class
`(1)`
Frequency `(f)`
`(2)`
Mid value `(x)`
`(3)`
`d=(x-A)/h=(x-45)/10`
`A=45,h=10`
`(4)`
`f*d`
`(5)=(2)xx(4)`
`f*d^2`
`(6)=(5)xx(4)`
10 - 201515-3-45135
20 - 302525-2-50100
30 - 402035-1-2020
40 - 501245=A000
50 - 60855188
60 - 7056521020
70 - 803753927
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`n = 88`----------`sum f*d=-88``sum f*d^2=310`


Mean `bar x = A + (sum fd)/n * h`

`=45 + -88/88 * 10`

`=45 + -1 * 10`

`=45 + -10`

`=35`



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

`=((310 - (-88)^2/88)/88) * 10^2`

`=((310 - 88)/88) * 100`

`=222/88 * 100`

`=2.5227 * 100`

`=252.2727`


6. Calculate Population Variance `(sigma^2)` from the following grouped data
ClassFrequency
20 - 25110
25 - 30170
30 - 3580
35 - 4045
40 - 4540
45 - 5035


Solution:
Class
`(1)`
Frequency `(f)`
`(2)`
Mid value `(x)`
`(3)`
`d=(x-A)/h=(x-37.5)/5`
`A=37.5,h=5`
`(4)`
`f*d`
`(5)=(2)xx(4)`
`f*d^2`
`(6)=(5)xx(4)`
20 - 2511022.5-3-330990
25 - 3017027.5-2-340680
30 - 358032.5-1-8080
35 - 404537.5=A000
40 - 454042.514040
45 - 503547.5270140
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`n = 480`----------`sum f*d=-640``sum f*d^2=1930`


Mean `bar x = A + (sum fd)/n * h`

`=37.5 + -640/480 * 5`

`=37.5 + -1.3333 * 5`

`=37.5 + -6.6667`

`=30.8333`



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

`=((1930 - (-640)^2/480)/480) * 5^2`

`=((1930 - 853.3333)/480) * 25`

`=1076.6667/480 * 25`

`=2.2431 * 25`

`=56.0764`




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