National University

OfComputer&EmergingSciences-CFDCampus
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Assignment Measure of Dispersion
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Q.1 Following are the weight measurements in grams of 20 eggs.

65, 68, 60, 76, 65, 74, 58, 56, 61, 57, 63, 64, 72, 66, 65, 67, 65, 63, 67, 67

Find

i. Range
ii. Coefficient of range
iii. Quartile range
iv. Quartile Deviation
v. Coefficient of Quartile deviation
vi. Mean Deviation from mean
vii. Coefficient of Mean deviation
viii. Mean Deviation from median
ix. Coefficient of mean deviation from median
x. Standard Deviation
xi. Variance
xii. Coefficient of Variation

Q.2 Given = 10 and Var(x) =4. Find () when

i. Y=2X-1
4+3
ii. Y= 3

Q.3 By multiplying each of numbers 3, 6, 2, 1, 7, 5 by 2 and then adding 5, we obtain 11, 17, 9, 7, 19, 15.
What is the relationship between the means and the standard deviation of the two sets?
Q.4 The mean of a set of 15 values is 15.8 and standard deviation is 2.45. The mean and standard
deviation for another group of 25 values is 22.5 and 4.65. A third group of 40 values has mean 30.2 and
standard deviation 7.28. Find the combined mean, standard deviation and coefficient of variation.

Q.5 Given the frequency distribution

Weight(pounds) No. of student

118126 3
127135 5
136144 9
145153 12
154162 5
163171 4
172--180 2
Find

i. Range
ii. Coefficient of range
iii. Quartile range
iv. Quartile Deviation
v. Coefficient of Quartile deviation
vi. Mean Deviation from mean
vii. Coefficient of Mean deviation
viii. Mean Deviation from median
ix. Coefficient of mean deviation from median
x. Standard Deviation
xi. Variance
xii. Coefficient of Variation

Q.6 Given the data

x f
37 15
42 13
47 17
52 29
57 11
62 10
67 5
Find

i. Range
ii. Coefficient of range
iii. Quartile range
iv. Quartile Deviation
v. Coefficient of Quartile deviation
vi. Mean Deviation from mean
vii. Coefficient of Mean deviation
viii. Mean Deviation from median
ix. Coefficient of mean deviation from median
x. Standard Deviation
xi. Variance
xii. Coefficient of Variation

Q.7 Wages of two factories employees are given below

Wages (Rs.) No. of employees

Factory A Factory B
3035 12 4
3540 18 10
4045 29 31
4550 31 67
5055 16 35
5560 8 15
Which factorys wages are more consistent?

Q.8 Goals scored by two teams A and B in a football season were as follows

Goals scored in a match No. of matches

A B
0 27 17
1 9 9
2 8 6
3 5 5
4 4 3
Find which team may be considered as more consistent?