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Last updated at August 12, 2026 by Teachoo
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Example 6 (shortcut method) Find the mean deviation about the mean for the following data. Mean(๐ฅ ฬ ) = a + h ร (โโ๐๐๐๐)/(โโ๐๐) Here, a = assumed mean = 45 h = width of class = 10 ๐_๐= (๐ฅ_๐โ ๐)/โ Marks obtained Number of students(fi) Mid-point (xi) xi โ a = (xi โ 45) di = "xi โ a" /h fidi 10 โ 20 2 20 โ 30 3 30 โ 40 8 40 โ 50 14 50 โ 60 8 60 โ 70 3 70 โ 80 2 40 Marks obtained Number of students(fi) Mid-point (xi) xi โ a = (xi โ 45) di = "xi โ a" /h fidi 10 โ 20 2 20 โ 30 3 30 โ 40 8 40 โ 50 14 50 โ 60 8 60 โ 70 3 70 โ 80 2 40 Mean(๐ฅ ฬ ) = 45 + 10 ร 0/40 ๐ฅ ฬ = 45 + 0 ๐ฅ ฬ = 45 Marks obtained Number of students(fi) Mid-point (xi) |xi-x ฬ | fi|xi-x ฬ | 10 โ 20 2 20 โ 30 3 30 โ 40 8 40 โ 50 14 50 โ 60 8 60 โ 70 3 70 โ 80 2 Mean deviation (๐ฅ ฬ ) = ( โ128โ๐๐|๐ฅ๐ โ ๐ฅ ฬ | )/(โ128โ๐๐) = 400/10 = 10