Arithmetic Mean It is the most commonly used average or measure of the central tendency applicable only in case of quantitative

data. Arithmetic mean is also simply called mean. Arithmetic mean is defined as: Arithmetic mean is quotient of sum of the given values and number of the given values. The arithmetic mean can be computed for both ungroup data (raw data: a data without any statistical treatment) and grouped data (a data arranged in tabular form containing different groups). If is the involved variable, then arithmetic mean of is abbreviated as of and denoted by . The arithmetic mean of Methods Name Direct Method Indirect or Short-Cut Method Method of Step-Deviation can be computed by any of the following methods. Nature of Data Ungrouped Data Grouped Data

Where Indicates values of the variable Indicates number of values of . .

Indicates frequency of different groups. Indicates assumed mean. Indicates deviation from i.e,

Step-deviation and

Indicates common divisor

Indicates size of class or class interval in case of grouped data. Summation or addition.

Example (1): The one-sided train fare of five selected BS students is recorded as follows , , , and

. Calculate arithmetic mean of the following data. Solution: Let train fare is indicated by , then

Arithmetic mean of

, we decide to use above-mentioned formula. Form the . Placing these two quantities in above formula, we

given data, we have and get the arithmetic mean for given data. ;

Example (2): Given the following frequency distribution of first year students of a particular college. Age (Years) Number of Students Solution: The given distribution belongs to a grouped data and the variable involved is ages of first year students. While the number of students Represent frequencies. Ages (Years) Number of Students

Total

Now we will find the Arithmetic Mean as

years.

Example (3): The following data shows distance covered by Distance (Km) Number of Persons

persons to perform their routine jobs.

Solution: The given distribution belongs to a grouped data and the variable involved is ages of distance covered. While the number of persons Represent frequencies. Distance (Km) Number of Persons Mid Points

Total

Now we will find the Arithmetic Mean as

Km.