The arithmetic mean of the following frequency distribution is \(53\). Find the value of k.
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The arithmetic mean of the following frequency distribution is \(53\). Find the value of k.
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Use the shortcut method to find the mean of given data.
For that,
Let the assumed mean be \((A) = 2\),
The deviation of values xi from assumed mean be di = xi \(– A\).
Now to find the mean:
First multiply the frequencies in column (ii) with the value of deviations in column (iv) as fidi.
Now add the sum of all entries in column (iv) to obtain\(\sum_{i=1}^{n}f_id_i\)and the sum of all frequencies in the column (ii) to obtain
\(\sum_{i=1}^{n}f_i=N\)
So,
=\(Mean(\overline{x})=A+\dfrac{\sum f_id_i}{N}\)
where, N = total number of observations
\(\Rightarrow 53=50+\dfrac{(-260+20k)}{72+k}\)
\(\Rightarrow 3=+\dfrac{(-260+20k)}{72+k}\)
\(⇒ 3(72 + k) = -260 + 20k\)
\(⇒ 216 + 3k = -260 + 20k\)
\(⇒ 476 = 17k\)
\(⇒ k = 28\)
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