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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