DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION
ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : S.PADMA
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : D.C.C.P
Institute : SGMGPT, Abdullahpurmet
Year/Semester : III Semester
Subject : Quantitative Techniques-I
Subject Code : CCP-303
Topic : ARITHMETIC MEAN (A.M.)
Sub-Topic : Calculation of A.M.
Presentation Duration : 50 Minutes
Teaching Aids used : PPT, Animations
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Objectives
On completion of the topic, you will be able to :
Calculate Arithmetic Mean
Continuous Series
Step Deviation method
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Recap
Continuous Series: Items are arranged in groups or
classes continuously
3 methods of calculation of AM:
a) Direct method, b) Short-cut method and
c) Step Deviation method
Arithmetic Mean – Direct method = ∑fm
N
Arithmetic Mean - Short-cut method = A + ∑fd
N
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Calculation of Arithmetic Mean
Continuous Series
Step Deviation Method
Steps:
Obtain the mid-point of each class (m)
Select an assumed mean (A)
Take deviation of each class mid-point from
assumed mean and name it (d)
Divide deviations with a Class Interval ‘ c ‘ (dx)
Multiply deviations by respective frequencies of
each class ( fdx )
Obtain its total ( ∑fdx )
Apply formula
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Formula
X or A.M. = A + ∑fdx X c
N
Where X = Arithmetic Mean
f = Frequency
c = Class Interval
d = (m-A) and dx = d/c
m = mid point
∑fdx = Sum of products of the deviations
and the frequencies
N = Total of frequency
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Example 1:
Find the Arithmetic Mean from the following frequency
distribution by Step deviation method
Marks: 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
No. of
Students: 10 20 50 60 40 20
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Solution to Ex.1:
CALCULATION OF AM (Step Deviation Method)
Let Marks = X and No. of students = f
A=35
Marks No. of Mid – (M-35) dx=d/c fdx
(x) students (f) points (m) d C=10
0-10 10 5 -30 -3 -30
10-20 20 15 -20 -2 -40
20-30 50 25 -10 -1 -50
30-40 60 35 0 0 0
40-50 40 45 +10 +1 +40
50-60 20 55 +20 +2 +40
N=200 ∑fdx= -40
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Solution Contd. Substitute
the values in
the formula
A.M. = A + ∑fdx X c
N
A.M. = 35 + -40 X 10
200
= 35 – 400/200
= 35 - 2
= 33
A.M. = 33 marks
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Example 2:
From the following data compute Arithmetic Mean by
Step deviation method:
Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
No. of 5 20 25 30 20 10
Students:
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Solution 2:
CALCULATION OF ARITHMETIC MEAN
A=35
Let Marks = X and No. of students = f
Marks No. of Mid –points d = (m-A) dx=d/c fdx
(x) students (m) d =(M-35) C=10
(f)
0-10 5 5 -30 -3 -15
10-20 20 15 -20 -2 -40
20-30 25 25 -10 -1 -25
30-40 30 35 0 0 0
40-50 20 45 +10 +1 +20
50-60 10 55 +20 +2 +20
N=110 ∑fdx= -40
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Solution contd: Substitute the
values in the
formula
A.M. = A + ∑fdx X c
N
A.M. = 35 + -40 X 10
110
= 35 – 400/110
= 35 – 3.6364
= 31.3636
A.M. = 31 marks
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Example 3:
Compute the Arithmetic Mean by step deviation method:
Marks: 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
No. of
Students: 5 14 29 21 25 21
Marks: 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100
No. of
Students: 10 7 15 3
(C-00 March 2006, 12 marks)
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Solution to Ex.3
CALCULATION OF ARITHMETIC MEAN A=45
Marks No. of Mid-points (m-45) dx=d/c fd
(x) Students (f) (m) d c=10
0-10 5 5 -40 -4 -20
10-20 14 15 -30 -3 -42
20-30 29 25 -20 -2 -58
30-40 21 35 -10 -1 -21
40-50 25 45 0 0 0
50-60 21 55 +10 +1 +21
60-70 10 65 +20 +2 +20
70-80 7 75 +30 +3 +21
80-90 15 85 +40 +4 +60
90-100 3 95 +50 +5 +15
N=150 ∑fdx=-4
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Solution contd
Here A=45, ∑fdx = -4, N = 150, c = 10, then
A.M. = A + ∑fdx X c
N
A.M. = 45 + -4 X 10
150
= 45 – 40/150
= 45 – 0.27
= 44.73
A.M. = 45 marks
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Important Points to Remember
Use ANY method to calculate AM, answer will be
same.
Mid-point = lower limit + upper limit
2
Any value of m can be taken as assumed mean
C is the common multiple of deviations
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Summary
Calculation of A.M. of Continuous Series can be
done in 3 methods:
Direct method,
Short-cut method and
Step deviation method
Arithmetic Mean – Step deviation method =
A + ∑fdx
N
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Quiz
1. The formula for calculation of mean under step
deviation method is________
Ans :- A+ Σfdx x c
N
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Assignment
1. From the following data calculate mean by step
deviation method:
Salary No. employed
(in thousand
rupees)
100-110 12
110-120 34
120-130 72
130-140 120
140-150 156
150-160 112
160-170 82
170-180 36
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Assignment
2. Calculate mean from the following by step deviation method:
Size: 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
Frequency: 20 60 100 150 75
3. Find the mean from the following by step deviation method:
Profits
(in Lakhs):20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100
No. of
companies: 4 8 18 30 15 10 8 7
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. Calculate A.M for the following data by Step
deviation method
Wages 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
(Rs):
Workers: 19 31 48 22 11 19
(C-00 Oct 2005, 12 marks)
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. From the following distribution, calculate Arithmetic
Mean using the Step Deviation Method:
Monthly Rent (in Rs.) No. of families paying the rent
100-200 6
200-300 13
300-400 15
400-500 16
500-600 25
600-700 12
700-800 7
800-900 4
900-1000 2
(C-00, Oct 2007, 12 marks)
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