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Measures of Central
Tendency - Mean
2. Median
3. Mode
Arithmetic Mean: It is defined as the sum of the values of all
observations divided by the number of observations and is usually
denoted by
Arithmetic Mean: Arithmetic Mean for Ungrouped Data
1) Direct Method
4. 𝟏𝟎. 𝟓 15-20 40
Total 400
10-20 No of 12 18 27 20 17 6
students
20-30
30-40 1. 38
40-50 2. 48
50-60
3. 28
4. 𝟏𝟖
𝑛1 𝑥ഥ +𝑛𝟐 𝑥ҧ
Combined Mean =
𝑛1 +𝑛𝟐
10 is the mean of a set of 7 observations and 5
is the mean of a set of 3 observations. The
mean of the combined set is given by:
1. 8.2
2. 8.25
3. 8.5
4. 7.4
n 𝑿ഥ +𝐚
4.
𝟓
Arrange the data in ascending (or descending) order, then calculate the
median of ungrouped data as follows:
(i) When the number of observations (n) is odd, the median is the value
(𝑛+1)
of the th observation
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(ii) (ii) When the number of observations (n) is even, the median is the
(𝑛) 𝑛
mean of the th & ( +1)th observation.
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Que.) The heights (in cm) of 9 students of a class are as follows:
155, 160, 145, 149, 150, 147, 152, 144, 148. Find the median of this data.
Que.) The points scored by a Kabaddi team in a series of matches are as follows:
17, 2, 7, 27, 15, 5, 14, 8. Find the median of the points scored by the team.
Median of Grouped Data:
Discrete Data
The marks obtained by 100 students are given below. Find the
median marks obtained.
Marks No. of Students
Marks No. of Sudents
20 6
29 28
28 24
33 15
42 2
38 4
43 1
25 20
Median of Grouped Data:
Continuous Data:
n = number of observations,
Find the mode of the following marks (out of 10) obtained by 20 students:
4, 6, 5, 9, 7, 7, 6, 5, 4, 9, 3, 4, 7, 6, 9, 9
Mode of Grouped Data: