Mean Deviation for individual series

 MEAN DEVIATION

We have learnt RANGE and  QUARTILE DEVIATION in earlier blog. If you want to revise click on them. Now we are moving to a new topic called mean Deviation.
There are three types of mean Deviations
  • Mean Deviation about mean.
  • Mean Deviation about median.
  • Mean Deviation about mode.

Individual series

If  data is given in individual series.
Ex 1:- Find the value of mean Deviation about mean for the following numbers.
5,8,6,3,4.
Sol :- Firstly, find their meanthe
                (sum of observations)
Mean =—————————————
               Number of observations

Mean = (5+8+6+3+4)/5 = 26/5 = 5.2

Mean Deviation                             
about mean =( Σ|x- mean|) / n.
Here x means values given in data.
   |5-5.2|+|8-5.2|+|6–5.2|+|3–5.2|+|4–5.2|
=  ———————————————————.
                                5
     |-0.2|+|2.8|+|0.8|+|–2.2|+|–1.2|
= ————————————————.
                            5
         0. 2 + 2.8+ 0.8+ 2.2+ 1.2  
= —————————————
                            5
         7.2
    = —— =  1.44
          5                                              
So 1.44 is the mean Deviation about mean

Ex 2:- If the data is given in individual series.
Ex 1:- Find the value of mean Deviation about median for the following numbers.
5,8,6,3,4.
Sol :- Firstly, find their median.
Median of the data is 5

Mean Deviation                                              
          about median =( Σ|x- median|) / n
 
         |5-5|+|8-5|+|6-5|+|3-5|+|4-5|
   =  ————————————————
                              5
            0+|-3|+|-1|+|-2|+|-1|
    = ———————————————
                                5
            0+ 3+ 1+ 2+1
    =  ————————
                       5
    =  7/5  =  1.4

Ex 3:-  If  data is given in individual series.
Find the value of mean Deviation about mode for the following numbers.
5,8,3,4,4,5,5.

Sol :- First find mode
Mode of the data is 5 ( repeated 3 times)

Mean Deviation                                               
                about mode =( Σ|x- mode|) / n

 |5-5|+|8-5|+|3-5|+|4-5|+|4-5|+|5-5| +|5-5|
= ————————————————
                                7
           0+|-3|+|-2|+|-1|+|-1|+0+0
    = ———————————————
                                7
            0+ 3+ 2+1+ 1+ 0+ 0
    =    ——————————
                       7
           = 7/7   =   1

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