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


Solution:
Moments :
`A=20`

`x``(x-A)`
`=(x-20)`
`(x-A)^2`
`=(x-20)^2`
`(x-A)^3`
`=(x-20)^3`
`(x-A)^4`
`=(x-20)^4`
10-10100-100010000
503090027000810000
3010100100010000
200000
10-10100-100010000
200000
705025001250006250000
3010100100010000
---------------
`240``80``3800``152000``7100000`


Now, calculate Raw Moments

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

`=(80)/(8)`

`=10`



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

`=(3800)/(8)`

`=475`



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

`=(152000)/(8)`

`=19000`



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

`=(7100000)/(8)`

`=887500`



Find Central moments using Moments about the value 20

First Central Moment
`m_1=0`



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

`=475-10^2`

`=475-100`

`=375`



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

`=19000-3*475*10+2*10^3`

`=19000-14250+2000`

`=6750`



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

`=887500-4*19000*10+6*475*10^2-3*10^4`

`=887500-760000+285000-30000`

`=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 the value 90 from the following data
`85,96,76,108,85,80,100,85,70,95`


Solution:
Moments :
`A=90`

`x``(x-A)`
`=(x-90)`
`(x-A)^2`
`=(x-90)^2`
`(x-A)^3`
`=(x-90)^3`
`(x-A)^4`
`=(x-90)^4`
85-525-125625
966362161296
76-14196-274438416
108183245832104976
85-525-125625
80-10100-100010000
10010100100010000
85-525-125625
70-20400-8000160000
95525125625
---------------
`880``-20``1256``-4946``327188`


Now, calculate Raw Moments

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

`=(-20)/(10)`

`=-2`



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

`=(1256)/(10)`

`=125.6`



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

`=(-4946)/(10)`

`=-494.6`



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

`=(327188)/(10)`

`=32718.8`



Find Central moments using Moments about the value 90

First Central Moment
`m_1=0`



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

`=125.6-(-2)^2`

`=125.6-4`

`=121.6`



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

`=(-494.6)-3*125.6*(-2)+2*(-2)^3`

`=(-494.6)+753.6-16`

`=243`



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

`=32718.8-4*(-494.6)*(-2)+6*125.6*(-2)^2-3*(-2)^4`

`=32718.8-3956.8+3014.4-48`

`=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 the value 10 from the following data
`3,23,13,11,15,5,4,2`


Solution:
Moments :
`A=10`

`x``(x-A)`
`=(x-10)`
`(x-A)^2`
`=(x-10)^2`
`(x-A)^3`
`=(x-10)^3`
`(x-A)^4`
`=(x-10)^4`
3-749-3432401
2313169219728561
13392781
111111
15525125625
5-525-125625
4-636-2161296
2-864-5124096
---------------
`76``-4``378``1154``37686`


Now, calculate Raw Moments

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

`=(-4)/(8)`

`=-0.5`



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

`=(378)/(8)`

`=47.25`



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

`=(1154)/(8)`

`=144.25`



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

`=(37686)/(8)`

`=4710.75`



Find Central moments using Moments about the value 10

First Central Moment
`m_1=0`



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

`=47.25-(-0.5)^2`

`=47.25-0.25`

`=47`



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

`=144.25-3*47.25*(-0.5)+2*(-0.5)^3`

`=144.25+70.875-0.25`

`=214.875`



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

`=4710.75-4*144.25*(-0.5)+6*47.25*(-0.5)^2-3*(-0.5)^4`

`=4710.75+288.5+70.875-0.1875`

`=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)




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