Q5: The following frequency distribution gives the number of houses and the

number of persons per house

No. of Persons No. of houses

1 5

2 17

3 25

4 33

5 14

6 6

Calculate first four moments about X=4. Convert these moments into moments
about mean

Answer:

First, we have to find a mean.

Mean= Σ X
n

=21/6
= 3.5
xi fi Di fiDi fiDi^3 fiDi^4
(xi – 4) fiDi^2
1 5 -2.5 -12.5 31.25 -78.125 195.312
2 17 -1.5 -25.5 38.25 -57.375 86.0625
3 25 -0.5 -12.5 6.25 -3.125 1.5625
4 33 0.5 16.5 8.25 4.125 2.0625
5 14 1.5 21 31.5 47.25 70.875
6 6 2.5 15 37.5 93.75 234.375
Total 100 0 m`1 = 2 m`2 = m`3 = 6.5 m`4 =
153 590.25
So Moments about X=4 are:
m1'  2
m2'  153
m3'  6.5
m4'  590.25

Moments about Mean are calculated as:

m1  m1'  m1'
m2  m2'  (m1' ) 2
m3  m3'  m2' m1'  2(m1' )3
m4  m 4' 4m3' m1'  6m2' (m1' ) 2  3(m1' )3

By substituting the values you can get moments about mean.