Gomal Universty Dera Ismail Khan

Submitted by: Hadi Almas

Submitted to: Sir Shoukat Hussain
Roll NO: 421155
Section: BSCS (M3)
Subject: Statistcs

Topic:
Chebyshev’s Theorem
Chebyshev’s Theorem is a fact that applies to all possible
data sets. It describes the minimum proportion of the
measurement that lie must within two,three or more
standard deviations of the Mean.

The proportion of values from any data set that fall with in
K standard deviations of the Mean will be at least
1-1/k2, where K is greater than 1.

• K is not necessarily an integer

1-1/K2 1-1/K2
= 1-1/22 = 1-1/32
= 1-1/4 = 1-1/9
= 3/4 = 8/9
= 75 % at least = 88.89 % at least

This theorem states that at least three fourths,or 75% of the

data values will fall within 2 standard deviations of the Mean of
the data, While eight ninths or 88.89% of the data values will
fall within 3 standard deviations of the
Mean and so on.

• Suppose you know a dataset has a mean of 100 and a

standard deviation of 10, and you’re interested in a range
of ± 2 standard deviations. Two standard deviations equal
2 X 10 = 20. Consequently, Chebyshev’s Theorem tells you
that at least 75% of the values fall between 100 ± 20,
equating to a range of 80 – 120. Conversely, no more than
25% fall outside that range.

• An interesting range is ± 1.41 standard deviations. With

that range, you know that at least half the observations
fall within it, and no more than half fall outside of it. If we
use a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 10 again,
1.41 standard deviations equal 14.1. Hence, at least half
the values lie in the range 100 ± 14.1, or 85.9 – 114.1.

No of standard deviations Proportion within k standard Percentage within k standard

deviations1-1/K2 deviations
2 1-1/22 =3/4 75%
3 1-1/32 = 8/9 88.89 %

Variable 1 Variable 2
Mean 55 55
Standard Deiation 1.3 8

55+2(1.3) = 57.6 55+2(8)=71

55-2(1.3) = 52.4 55- 2(8)=39

75% data lies between 52.6 and 57.6

75% data lies between 39 and 71

Note: These values are found by adding and

subtracting 2 standard deviation from the mean.

Variable 1 Variable 2
Mean 55 55
Standard Deiation 1.3 8

55+3(1.3) = 58.9 55+3(8)=79

55-3(1.3) = 51.1 55- 3(8)=31

88.89% data lies between 51.1 and 58.9

88.89% data lies between 31 and 79

Note: These values are found by adding and

subtracting 3 standard deviation from the mean.

Question NO.1
The Mean price of a shop is 60000 with standard deviation
is12000. Find the price range for which at least 75% of the
House will sell?

Solution: 75% mean that three fourths of the data value

will fall within 2 standard deviations on the mean, so

60000+2(12000)= 84000
60000-2(12000)= 36000

75% of the shop will set at range between 36000 and

84000.

Question NO.2
The mean score of an Insurance Commission Licensure Examination is
75, with a standard deviation of 5. What percentage of the data set lies
between 50 and 100?

First, find the value of k.

Mean – (k) (sd) = lower limit

75 – 5K – 50 . To get the percentage, use 1 –

1/k^2.

75 – 50 = 5k 1 - 1/ 25 = 24/25 = 96%

25 = 5k Solution: 96% of the data set lies

between 50 and 100.K = 5