FIND ARITHMETIC MEAN BY DIRECT METHOD

About "Find arithmetic mean by direct method"

Find arithmetic mean by direct method :

Here we are going to see how to find arithmetic mean by direct method.

Arithmetic mean for grouped data can be obtained in two methods which are

(i) Direct Method and (ii) Assumed Mean Method

Formula to find arithmetic mean by direct method

Let us look into some example problems based on the above formula.

Example 1 :

Calculate the Arithmetic mean of the following data by direct method

x

5

10

15

20

25

30

f

4

5

7

4

3

2

Solution :

Now we have to use the formula given above to find the arithmetic mean.

x

5

10

15

20

25

30

Total 

f

4

5

7

4

3

2

N  =  25

fx

20

50

105

80

75

60

∑fx  =  390

Arithmetic mean  =  ∑fx / N  =  390 / 5

  =  15.6

Hence the required arithmetic mean for the given data is 15.6

Example 2 :

The following data give the number of boys of a particular age in a class of 40 students. Calculate the mean age of the students

Age (in years)

13

14

15

16

17

18

Number of students

3

8

9

11

6

3

Solution :

Now we have to use the formula given above to find the arithmetic mean.

x

13

14

15

16

17

18

Total 

f

3

8

9

11

6

3

N  =  40

fx

39

112

135

176

102

54

∑fx  =  618

Arithmetic mean  =  ∑fx / N  =  618 / 40

  =  15.45

Hence the required arithmetic mean for the given data is 15.45

Example 3 :

Calculate the Arithmetic mean of the following data:

x

15

25

35

45

55

65

75

85

f

12

20

15

14

16

11

7

8

Solution :

Now we have to use the formula given above to find the arithmetic mean.

x

15

25

35

45

55

65

75

85

Total 

f

12

20

15

14

16

11

7

8

N  =  103

fx

180

500

525

630

880

715

525

680

∑fx  =  4635

Arithmetic mean  =  ∑fx / N  =  4635 / 103

  =  45

Hence the required arithmetic mean for the given data is 45.

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