Measures of Dispersion-

Range ,Interquartile Range, Mean

Deviation (Lecture-5)

By

Dr. Ajay Singh

ABES Business School, Ghaziabad
 Measures of2Dispersion
Dispersion of values in any data set is indicated by the
extent to which these values tend to spread over an interval
rather than cluster closely around an average.
Techniques used to measure extent of variation or deviation
(also called degree of variation) of each value in data set
from a measure of central tendency usually mean or median
are called measures of dispersion (or variation )
 Range  Variance
 Inter -quartile Range  Standard Deviation
 Coefficient of Variation
 Range
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Range is very sensitive to the smallest and largest data values
Range = largest value - smallest value
Range = 615 - 425 = 190
425 430 430 435 435 435 435 435 440 440
440 440 440 445 445 445 445 445 450 450
450 450 450 450 450 460 460 460 465 465
465 470 470 472 475 475 475 480 480 480
480 485 490 490 490 500 500 500 500 510
510 515 525 525 525 535 549 550 570 570
575 575 580 590 600 600 600 600 615 615
 Inter-quartile
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Range
The inter -quartile range of a data set is the difference between
the third quartile and the first quartile.
It is the range for the middle 50% of the data.
It overcomes the sensitivity to extreme data values.

1st Quartile (Q1) = 445 3rd Quartile (Q3) = 525

Inter -quartile Range = Q3 - Q1 = 525 - 445 = 80
425 430 430 435 435 435 435 435 440 440
440 440 440 445 445 445 445 445 450 450
450 450 450 450 450 460 460 460 465 465
465 470 470 472 475 475 475 480 480 480
480 485 490 490 490 500 500 500 500 510
510 515 525 525 525 535 549 550 570 570
575 575 580 590 600 600 600 600 615 615
 Mean
Deviation
What is mean deviation?
The mean deviation is t h e f i r s t measure
o f dispersion t h a t w e w i l l use t h a t
a c t u a l l y uses each d a t a value in
i t s computation. I t is t h e mean o f t h e
distances between each value and t h e
mean. I t gives us an idea o f h o w s p r e a d
o u t f r o m t h e c e n t e r t h e set o f values
is.
 Formula f o r
Mean Deviation:
(ungrouped data)
x
M D
Where, n
μ = mean x = each
value
N = number o f
values
Mean Deviation
-The mean o f the distances o f
each value f r o m their mean.

Three steps on finding the mean:

1) Find the mean o f a l l values.

2) Find the distance o f each value

f r o m t ha t mean.

3) Find the mean o f those distances.

 Step 2: Find the distance o f each
vaue f r o m the mean.
Distance
from 9
Value
3 6
6 3
6 3
7 2 6+3+3+2+1 =
8 1 2+6+7 15 =
11 2 It tells us how far,15
on average, all values
15 6 are from the middle.

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 Exercises
:1) A b o o k l e t has 12 pages w i t h
t h e f o l l o w i n g numbers o f
w o r d271,
s : 354, 296, 301, 333, 326,
285, 298, 327, 316, 287 and 314

What is t h e mean deviation o f t h e

number o f w o r d s p e r page?
 Step
Find1:the mean.
Raw Data:
271, 354, 296, 301, 333, 326,
285, 298, 327, 316, 287,
271 296 301 326 285 298 327 316 287 314
354 314333 12 309

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 Step 2: Find the
Absolute Deviations.
x x
271 38
354 45
296 13
301 8
333 24
326 17
285 24
298 11
327 18
316 7
287 22
314 5
x 232
Step 3: Find the
Mean Deviation
x 232
M.D
. N 12

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 Formula f o r
Mean Deviation:
(grouped data)
f x
M D
Where, f
μ = mean x = each value
f = frequency
Three steps on finding the mean:

1) Find the mean by using the f o r m u l a

fx
f

2) Solve f o r x and multiply i t t o

the frequency o f each class. Find the
f
x
3) Divide the answer o f to
the f
Step 1: Find the mean by using the
given formula:
fx
x f fx f
0 4 0
1 12 12 So,
2 8 16
3 2 6 fx 54
4 1 4
5 2 10 f 30
6 1 6

1.
f 30 fx 54

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Step 2: Complete the table.
x f fx x f x

0 4 0 1.8 7.2
1 12 12 0.8 9.6
2 8 16 0.2 1.6
3 2 6 1.2 2.4
4 1 4 2.2 3.3
5 2 10 3.2 6.4
6 1 6 4.2 4.2
f 30 fx 54 f x 33 . 6
Step 3: Divide the answer o f
t o the
summation o f f

f x 33 .
6 1.
f 30 12

Mean Deviation
=
1.1
2
Exercises
:o f the number o f siblings (brothers
The children in a class did a survey

and sisters) each o f them had. The

results a r e recorded in the
f o l l o w i n g table. Calculate the mean
deviation.
Step 1: Find the mean by using the
given formula:
fx
x f fx f
0 3 0
1 6 6 So,
2 8 16
3 5 15 fx 78
4 4 16
5 2 10 f 30
6 1 6
7 0 0
8
9
0
1
0
9 2.6
f 30 fx 78
Step 2: Complete the table.
x f fx x f x
0 3 0 2.6
7.8
1.6
1 6 6 0.6
9.6
4.8
2 8 16 0.4
2.0
3 5 15 1.4
5.6
2.4
4 4 16 34
4.8
3.4
5 2 10 4.4
0
6 1 6 5.4
0
6.4
7 0 0 6.4
8 0 0
9 1 9
f 30 fx 78
f x 44 .
Step 3: Divide the answer o f
t o the
summation o f f

f x 4 4 .4
1. 48
f 30

Mean Deviation
=
1. 8
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 Home Assignment

Q1- Find the mean deviation from the following data

Class Interval: 0-10 10-2020-30 30-40(Ans-16)
40-50 50-60 60-70
Frequency : 8 12 10 8 3 2 7
Q2-Calculate Mean Deviation from the following
data
Marks: 20 30 40 50 60 70 (Ans-10.6)
No. of Students : 8 12 20 10 6 4
THANK YOU !!