4. Calculate Mean deviation, Coefficient of M.D. from the following data
`3,23,13,11,15,5,4,2`Solution:Mean deviation :Mean `bar x=(sum x)/n`
`=(3+23+13+11+15+5+4+2)/8`
`=76/8`
`=9.5`
`x` | `|x - bar x| = |x - 9.5|` |
3 | 6.5 |
23 | 13.5 |
13 | 3.5 |
11 | 1.5 |
15 | 5.5 |
5 | 4.5 |
4 | 5.5 |
2 | 7.5 |
--- | --- |
`76` | `48` |
Mean deviation of Mean
`delta bar x = (sum |x - bar x|)/n`
`delta bar x = 48/8`
`delta bar x = 6`
Coefficient of Mean deviation `=(delta bar x)/(bar x)`
`=6/9.5`
`=0.6316`
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