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1. Calculate Sample Skewness from the following grouped data
XFrequency
01
15
210
36
43


Solution:
Skewness :
Mean `bar x=(sum f x)/n`

`=55/25`

`=2.2`

`x`
`(2)`
`f`
`(3)`
`f*x`
`(4)=(2)xx(3)`
`(x-bar x)`
`(5)`
`f*(x-bar x)`
`(6)=(3)xx(5)`
`f*(x-bar x)^2`
`(7)=(5)xx(6)`
`f*(x-bar x)^3`
`(8)=(5)xx(7)`
010-2.2-2.24.84-10.648
155-1.2-67.2-8.64
21020-0.2-20.4-0.08
36180.84.83.843.072
43121.85.49.7217.496
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--`n=25``sum f*x=55`--`=0``=26``=1.2`


Sample Standard deviation `S = sqrt((sum f*(x - bar x)^2)/(n-1))`

`=sqrt(26/24)`

`=sqrt(1.0833)`

`=1.0408`



Sample Skewness `= (sum f*(x - bar x)^3)/((n-1)*S^3)`

`=1.2/(24*(1.0408)^3)`

`=1.2/(24*1.1276)`

`=0.0443`


2. Calculate Sample Skewness from the following grouped data
XFrequency
103
1112
1218
1312
143


Solution:
Skewness :
Mean `bar x=(sum f x)/n`

`=576/48`

`=12`

`x`
`(2)`
`f`
`(3)`
`f*x`
`(4)=(2)xx(3)`
`(x-bar x)`
`(5)`
`f*(x-bar x)`
`(6)=(3)xx(5)`
`f*(x-bar x)^2`
`(7)=(5)xx(6)`
`f*(x-bar x)^3`
`(8)=(5)xx(7)`
10330-2-612-24
1112132-1-1212-12
12182160000
13121561121212
14342261224
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--`n=48``sum f*x=576`--`=0``=48``=0`


Sample Standard deviation `S = sqrt((sum f*(x - bar x)^2)/(n-1))`

`=sqrt(48/47)`

`=sqrt(1.0213)`

`=1.0106`



Sample Skewness `= (sum f*(x - bar x)^3)/((n-1)*S^3)`

`=0/(47*(1.0106)^3)`

`=0/(47*1.0321)`

`=0`


3. Calculate Sample Skewness from the following grouped data
ClassFrequency
2 - 43
4 - 64
6 - 82
8 - 101


Solution:
Skewness :
Mean `bar x=(sum f x)/(sum f)`

`=52/10`

`=5.2`

Class
`(1)`
Mid value (`x`)
`(2)`
`f`
`(3)`
`f*x`
`(4)=(2)xx(3)`
`(x-bar x)`
`(5)`
`f*(x-bar x)`
`(6)=(3)xx(5)`
`f*(x-bar x)^2`
`(7)=(5)xx(6)`
`f*(x-bar x)^3`
`(8)=(5)xx(7)`
2 - 4339-2.2-6.614.52-31.944
4 - 65420-0.2-0.80.16-0.032
6 - 872141.83.66.4811.664
8 - 109193.83.814.4454.872
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----`n=10``sum f*x=52`--`=0``=35.6``=34.56`


Sample Standard deviation `S = sqrt((sum f*(x - bar x)^2)/(n-1))`

`=sqrt(35.6/9)`

`=sqrt(3.9556)`

`=1.9889`



Sample Skewness `= (sum f*(x - bar x)^3)/((n-1)*S^3)`

`=34.56/(9*(1.9889)^3)`

`=34.56/(9*7.867)`

`=0.4881`


4. Calculate Sample Skewness from the following grouped data
ClassFrequency
0 - 25
2 - 416
4 - 613
6 - 87
8 - 105
10 - 124


Solution:
Skewness :
Mean `bar x=(sum f x)/(sum f)`

`=256/50`

`=5.12`

Class
`(1)`
Mid value (`x`)
`(2)`
`f`
`(3)`
`f*x`
`(4)=(2)xx(3)`
`(x-bar x)`
`(5)`
`f*(x-bar x)`
`(6)=(3)xx(5)`
`f*(x-bar x)^2`
`(7)=(5)xx(6)`
`f*(x-bar x)^3`
`(8)=(5)xx(7)`
0 - 2155-4.12-20.684.872-349.6726
2 - 431648-2.12-33.9271.9104-152.45
4 - 651365-0.12-1.560.1872-0.0225
6 - 877491.8813.1624.740846.5127
8 - 1095453.8819.475.272292.0554
10 - 12114445.8823.52138.2976813.1899
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----`n=50``sum f*x=256`--`=0``=395.28``=649.6128`


Sample Standard deviation `S = sqrt((sum f*(x - bar x)^2)/(n-1))`

`=sqrt(395.28/49)`

`=sqrt(8.0669)`

`=2.8402`



Sample Skewness `= (sum f*(x - bar x)^3)/((n-1)*S^3)`

`=649.6128/(49*(2.8402)^3)`

`=649.6128/(49*22.912)`

`=0.5786`







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