Find the mean and variance for the data
xi 6 10 14 18 24 28 30
fi 2 4 7 12 8 4 3
Solution:
Let us draw the table based on the given information
xi |
fi |
fixi |
xi - x |
(xi - x)2 |
fi (xi - x)2 |
6 |
2 |
12 |
- 13 |
169 |
338 |
10 |
4 |
40 |
- 9 |
81 |
324 |
14 |
7 |
98 |
-5 |
25 |
175 |
18 |
12 |
216 |
- 1 |
1 |
12 |
24 |
8 |
192 |
5 |
25 |
200 |
28 |
4 |
112 |
9 |
81 |
324 |
30 |
3 |
90 |
11 |
121 |
363 |
40 |
760 |
|
1736 |
Here, N = 40 and ∑7i = 1 fixi = 760
Therefore,Mean can be calculated as:
x = 1/N ∑5i = 1 fixi
= 760 / 40
= 19
(σ2) = 1/n ∑10i = 1(xi - x)2
= 1/40 x 1736
= 43.4
NCERT Solutions Class 11 Maths Chapter 15 Exercise 15.2 Question 4
Find the mean and variance for the data xi 6 10 14 18 24 28 30 fi 2 4 7 12 8 4 3
Summary:
The mean and variance for the given data are 19 and 43.4
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