ARITHMETIC MEAN MTH 5301

QUESTION 1 Find the arithmetic mean for the following data:

i. X = 160, n = 10
ii. 8, 3, 5, 12, 10
SOLUTION
X X
(i) X= (ii) X=
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160 8 + 3 + 5 + 12 + 10
X= X=
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38
X = 16 X=

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X = 7.6

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QUESTION 2
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The grades of a student on six examinations were 84, 91, 72, 68, 87 and 78. Find the arithmetic
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mean of the grades.
SOLUTION
X
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84 + 91 + 72 + 68 + 87 + 78
X=
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X=8
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QUESTION 3
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The following table gives the marks obtained by a batch of 5 candidates in an examination in I to
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C, OOP and Statistics.

Roll No. I to C OOP Statistics
1 41 46 50
2 35 50 52
3 38 39 41
4 34 50 46
5 30 38 39
In which subject is the level of knowledge highest?
SOLUTION

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 Roll No. I to C OOP Statistics
1 41 46 50
2 35 50 52
3 38 39 41
4 34 50 46
5 30 38 39
Total 178 223 228

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Mean for I to C X I to C =
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X I to C =  XI to C = 35.6
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Mean for OOP X OOP =

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X OOP =  XOOP = 44.6

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Mean for Statistics XStats =
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XStats =  XStats = 45.6
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Since 45.6 > 44.6 > 35.6, so the level of knowledge in Statistics is highest.
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QUESTION 4
Find arithmetic mean by direct method (By definition) for the following data:
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Classes Frequency
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5 – 10 1
10 – 15 3
15 – 20 6
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20 – 25 10
25 – 30 15
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30 – 35 12
35 – 40 8
40 – 45 4
45 – 50 1

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 SOLUTION
Classes f X fX
5 – 10 1 7.5 7.5
10 – 15 3 12.5 37.5
15 – 20 6 17.5 105
20 – 25 10 22.5 225
25 – 30 15 27.5 412.5
30 – 35 12 32.5 390
35 – 40 8 37.5 300
40 – 45 4 42.5 170
45 – 50 1 47.5 47.5
Total 60 – 1695

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By direct method (By definition)

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 fX 1695

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60
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X = 28.25
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QUESTION 5
Arithmetic mean of 98 values is 50. Two values 60 and 70 were left out at the time of
calculations. Find the mean of 100 values.
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SOLUTION
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Given that n1 = 98 , X1 = 50
 X1i
X1 =   X1i = n1 X1
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 X1i = 50  98   X1i = 4900

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Hence Sum of 98 values is 4900.

By adding two more values
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n 2 = 100 , X 2 = ?
 X2i = 60 + 70 + 4900   X2i = 5030
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 X 2i 5030
X2 =  X2 =
n2 100
 X2 = 50.3

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QUESTION 6 From the following data find the missing frequency when mean is 15.38.
X 10 12 14 16 18 20
f 3 7 ? 20 8 5

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 SOLUTION
Given that X = 15.38
X f fX
10 3 30
12 7 84
14 a 14a
16 20 320
18 8 144
20 5 100
Total 43 + a 678 + 14a
 fX 678 + 14a
X=  15.38 =
f 43 + a

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 661.34 + 15.38a = 678 + 14a

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 1.38a = 16.66

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 a = 12

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QUESTION 7 rs e
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Find arithmetic mean by direct method (By definition) for the following data:
121, 115, 79, 52, 102, 126, 81, 65, 109, 119, 115, 121, 103, 75, 59 and 110
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and verify the answer by using deviation method.

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SOLUTION
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X D = X – 100 Direct method (By definition)

121 21 X 1552
115 15 X=  X=
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79 – 21 n 16
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52 – 48  X = 97
102 2
126 26 Deviation method
81 – 19
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D
65 – 35 X=A+ where D = X – 100
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109 9
119 19
X = 100 +
  48
115 15
121 21 16
103 3 X = 100  3
75 – 25
59 – 41 X = 97
110 10
1552 – 48

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 QUESTION 8
Find the arithmetic mean from the following information:
(i) D = X – 10, D = 50, n = 5 (ii) D = X – 39, D = 240, n = 10
(iii) D = X – 25.5, D = 124.45, n = 12 (iv) D = X – 18, fD = 150, f = 25
(v) D = X – 100, fD = 200, f = 50 (vi) D = X – 140, fD = 400, f = 100
SOLUTION
Ungroup Data Group Data
D  fD
X=A+ X=A+
n f
50 150
X = 10 + X = 18 +
5 25

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X = 10 + 10 X = 18 + 6
X = 20

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X = 24

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NOTE: You can solve the remaining parts of the above question.

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QUESTION 9 rs e
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(a) Deviations from X = 10.5 of 10 items are given below:
1.3, 2.0, 2.9, 8.5, 4.6, 3.4, 8.2, 9.3, 7.4, 5.6.
Calculate arithmetic mean of (i) Deviations (ii) X.
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SOLUTION
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Here A = 10.5, n = 10, D = 1.3, 2.0, 2.9, 8.5, 4.6, 3.4, 8.2, 9.3, 7.4, 5.6.
(i) Mean of Deviations
D 53.2
D=  D=  D = 5.32
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(ii) Mean of X
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D
X=A+  X=A+D  X = 10.5 + 5.32
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 X = 15.82
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(b) For a set of 100 observations, the sum of the deviations from 4 is – 11. Find A.M.
SOLUTION
Here A = 4, D = – 11, n = 100
D
X=A+
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X=4+
  11
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 X = 4  0.11

X = 3.89
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QUESTION 10
Find the arithmetic mean for the following data:
X  15 X  57
(i) U , U = 25, n = 5 (ii) U= , U = 23, n = 20
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X  450 X  124.5 , fU = 50, f = 150
(iii) U= , U = 275, n = 15 (iv) U=
50 3
X  120 X  100
(v) U= , fU = 200, f = 50 (vi) U= , fU = 240, f = 100
10 5
SOLUTION

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X=A+ X=A+
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25 50
X = 15 + 3 3
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150
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X = 15 + 15 X = 124.5 + 1
X = 30 X = 125.5
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NOTE: You can solve the remaining parts of the above question.
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QUESTION 11
The weights of 120 students of PU Lahore at the time of admission are given in following
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frequency distribution.
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Weights No. of Students

110 – 119 1
120 – 129 4
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130 – 139 17
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140 – 149 28
150 – 159 25
160 – 169 18
170 – 179 13
180 – 189 6
190 – 199 5
200 – 209 2
210 – 219 1
Show that the A.M. by using all the three methods is same.

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 SOLUTION
X  144.5
Weights f X fX D = X – 144.5 fD U= fU
10
110 – 119 1 114.5 114.5 – 30 – 30 –3 –3
120 – 129 4 124.5 498.0 – 20 – 80 –2 –8
130 – 139 17 134.5 2286.5 – 10 – 170 –1 – 17
140 – 149 28 144.5 4046.0 0 0 0 0
150 – 159 25 154.5 3862.5 10 250 1 25
160 – 169 18 164.5 2961.0 20 360 2 36
170 – 179 13 174.5 2268.5 30 390 3 39
180 – 189 6 184.5 1107.0 40 240 4 24
190 – 199 5 194.5 972.5 50 250 5 25
200 – 209 2 204.5 409.0 60 120 6 12
210 – 219 1 214.5 214.5 70 70 7 7

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Total 120 – 18740 – 1400 – 140

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Arithmetic Mean (By Definition)

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 fX 18740
X=  X=  X = 156.17
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Arithmetic Mean (By Short Cut Method)
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 fD 1400
X=A+  X = 144.5 +  X = 156.17
f 120
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Arithmetic Mean (By Coding Method)

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 fU 140
X=A+ h   10  X = 156.17
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X = 144.5 +
f 120
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