Home > Statistics > Ungrouped data > Raw Moments (Moments about origin), Central Moments (Moments about mean), Moment coefficient of skewness, Moment coefficient of kurtosis for ungrouped data example

Moments about origin Examples for ungrouped data ( Enter your problem )
  1. Moments about mean Examples
  2. Moments about origin Examples
  3. Moments about the value Examples

2. Moments about origin Examples





1. Calculate Moment about origin from the following data
`10,50,30,20,10,20,70,30`


Solution:
Moments :
`x``x^2``x^3``x^4`
10100100010000
5025001250006250000
3090027000810000
204008000160000
10100100010000
204008000160000
70490034300024010000
3090027000810000
------------
`240``10200``540000``32220000`


Now, calculate Raw Moments

First Raw Moment
`M_1=(sum x)/n`

`=(240)/(8)`

`=30`



Second Raw Moment
`M_2=(sum x^2)/n`

`=(10200)/(8)`

`=1275`



Third Raw Moment
`M_3=(sum x^3)/n`

`=(540000)/(8)`

`=67500`



Fourth Raw Moment
`M_4=(sum x^4)/n`

`=(32220000)/(8)`

`=4027500`



Find Central moments using Moments about origin

First Central Moment
`m_1=0`



Second Central Moment
`m_2=M_2-M_1^2`

`=1275-30^2`

`=1275-900`

`=375`



Third Central Moment
`m_3=M_3-3M_2M_1+2M_1^3`

`=67500-3*1275*30+2*30^3`

`=67500-114750+54000`

`=6750`



Fourth Central Moment
`m_4=M_4-4M_3M_1+6M_2M_1^2-3M_1^4`

`=4027500-4*67500*30+6*1275*30^2-3*30^4`

`=4027500-8100000+6885000-2430000`

`=382500`



Skewness `beta_1=(m_3)^2/(m_2)^3`

`=(6750)^2/(375)^3`

`=(45562500)/(52734375)`

`=0.864`



Kurtosis `beta_2=(m_4)/(m_2)^2`

`=(382500)/(375)^2`

`=(382500)/(140625)`

`=2.72`



Moment coefficient of skewness
`beta_1>0` : The distribution is positively skewed (a longer tail to the right).

Moment coefficient of kurtosis
`beta_2<3` : platykurtic (flatter with lighter tails)
2. Calculate Moment about origin from the following data
`85,96,76,108,85,80,100,85,70,95`


Solution:
Moments :
`x``x^2``x^3``x^4`
85722561412552200625
96921688473684934656
76577643897633362176
108116641259712136048896
85722561412552200625
80640051200040960000
100100001000000100000000
85722561412552200625
70490034300024010000
95902585737581450625
------------
`880``78656``7138174``657368228`


Now, calculate Raw Moments

First Raw Moment
`M_1=(sum x)/n`

`=(880)/(10)`

`=88`



Second Raw Moment
`M_2=(sum x^2)/n`

`=(78656)/(10)`

`=7865.6`



Third Raw Moment
`M_3=(sum x^3)/n`

`=(7138174)/(10)`

`=713817.4`



Fourth Raw Moment
`M_4=(sum x^4)/n`

`=(657368228)/(10)`

`=65736822.8`



Find Central moments using Moments about origin

First Central Moment
`m_1=0`



Second Central Moment
`m_2=M_2-M_1^2`

`=7865.6-88^2`

`=7865.6-7744`

`=121.6`



Third Central Moment
`m_3=M_3-3M_2M_1+2M_1^3`

`=713817.4-3*7865.6*88+2*88^3`

`=713817.4-2076518.4+1362944`

`=243`



Fourth Central Moment
`m_4=M_4-4M_3M_1+6M_2M_1^2-3M_1^4`

`=65736822.8-4*713817.4*88+6*7865.6*88^2-3*88^4`

`=65736822.8-251263724.8+365467238.4-179908608`

`=31728.4`



Skewness `beta_1=(m_3)^2/(m_2)^3`

`=(243)^2/(121.6)^3`

`=(59049)/(1798045.696)`

`=0.0328`



Kurtosis `beta_2=(m_4)/(m_2)^2`

`=(31728.4)/(121.6)^2`

`=(31728.4)/(14786.56)`

`=2.1458`



Moment coefficient of skewness
`beta_1>0` : The distribution is positively skewed (a longer tail to the right).

Moment coefficient of kurtosis
`beta_2<3` : platykurtic (flatter with lighter tails)
3. Calculate Moment about origin from the following data
`3,23,13,11,15,5,4,2`


Solution:
Moments :
`x``x^2``x^3``x^4`
392781
2352912167279841
13169219728561
11121133114641
15225337550625
525125625
41664256
24816
------------
`76``1098``19294``374646`


Now, calculate Raw Moments

First Raw Moment
`M_1=(sum x)/n`

`=(76)/(8)`

`=9.5`



Second Raw Moment
`M_2=(sum x^2)/n`

`=(1098)/(8)`

`=137.25`



Third Raw Moment
`M_3=(sum x^3)/n`

`=(19294)/(8)`

`=2411.75`



Fourth Raw Moment
`M_4=(sum x^4)/n`

`=(374646)/(8)`

`=46830.75`



Find Central moments using Moments about origin

First Central Moment
`m_1=0`



Second Central Moment
`m_2=M_2-M_1^2`

`=137.25-9.5^2`

`=137.25-90.25`

`=47`



Third Central Moment
`m_3=M_3-3M_2M_1+2M_1^3`

`=2411.75-3*137.25*9.5+2*9.5^3`

`=2411.75-3911.625+1714.75`

`=214.875`



Fourth Central Moment
`m_4=M_4-4M_3M_1+6M_2M_1^2-3M_1^4`

`=46830.75-4*2411.75*9.5+6*137.25*9.5^2-3*9.5^4`

`=46830.75-91646.5+74320.875-24435.1875`

`=5069.9375`



Skewness `beta_1=(m_3)^2/(m_2)^3`

`=(214.875)^2/(47)^3`

`=(46171.2656)/(103823)`

`=0.4447`



Kurtosis `beta_2=(m_4)/(m_2)^2`

`=(5069.9375)/(47)^2`

`=(5069.9375)/(2209)`

`=2.2951`



Moment coefficient of skewness
`beta_1>0` : The distribution is positively skewed (a longer tail to the right).

Moment coefficient of kurtosis
`beta_2<3` : platykurtic (flatter with lighter tails)




This material is intended as a summary. Use your textbook for detail explanation.
Any bug, improvement, feedback then Submit Here





Share this solution or page with your friends.
 
 
Copyright © 2026. All rights reserved. Terms, Privacy
 
 

.