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Question
A measure of dispersion is a good supplement to the central value in understanding a frequency distribution. Comment.
Solution
The study of the averages is only a one-sided distribution story. In order to understand the frequency distribution fully, it is essential to study the variability of the observations. The average measures center of the data whereas the quantum of the variation is measured by the measures of dispersion like range, quartile deviation, mean deviation, and Standard Deviation. For example, if a country has very high-income group people and very low-income group people, then we can say that the country has a large income disparity.
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The yield of wheat and rice per acre for 10 districts of a state is as under:
|
District |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| Wheat |
12 |
10 |
15 |
19 |
21 |
16 |
18 |
9 |
25 |
10 |
| Rice |
22 |
29 |
12 |
23 |
18 |
15 |
12 |
34 |
18 |
12 |
Calculate for each crop,
Range
The yield of wheat and rice per acre for 10 districts of a state is as under:
|
District |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| Wheat |
12 |
10 |
15 |
19 |
21 |
16 |
18 |
9 |
25 |
10 |
| Rice |
22 |
29 |
12 |
23 |
18 |
15 |
12 |
34 |
18 |
12 |
Calculate for each crop,
Compare the values of different measures for each crop.
The yield of wheat and rice per acre for 10 districts of a state is as under:
|
District |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| Wheat |
12 |
10 |
15 |
19 |
21 |
16 |
18 |
9 |
25 |
10 |
| Rice |
22 |
29 |
12 |
23 |
18 |
15 |
12 |
34 |
18 |
12 |
Calculate for each crop,
Q.D.
The yield of wheat and rice per acre for 10 districts of a state is as under:
|
District |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| Wheat |
12 |
10 |
15 |
19 |
21 |
16 |
18 |
9 |
25 |
10 |
| Rice |
22 |
29 |
12 |
23 |
18 |
15 |
12 |
34 |
18 |
12 |
Calculate for each crop,
Mean deviation about Mean
The yield of wheat and rice per acre for 10 districts of a state is as under:
|
District |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| Wheat |
12 |
10 |
15 |
19 |
21 |
16 |
18 |
9 |
25 |
10 |
| Rice |
22 |
29 |
12 |
23 |
18 |
15 |
12 |
34 |
18 |
12 |
Calculate for each crop,
Mean deviation about Median
The yield of wheat and rice per acre for 10 districts of a state is as under:
|
District |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| Wheat |
12 |
10 |
15 |
19 |
21 |
16 |
18 |
9 |
25 |
10 |
| Rice |
22 |
29 |
12 |
23 |
18 |
15 |
12 |
34 |
18 |
12 |
Calculate for each crop,
Standard deviation
Calculate the mean deviation using mean and Standard Deviation for the following distribution.
|
Classes |
Frequencies |
|
20 - 40 |
3 |
|
40 - 80 |
6 |
|
80 - 100 |
20 |
|
100 - 120 |
12 |
|
120 - 140 |
9 |
|
|
50 |
