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Measures of Dispersion

Application of Measures of Dispersion in

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Investors and financial analysts use these measures to
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8.1 Range, Variance and Standard Deviation
8.2 Standard Deviation for Combined data, Coefficient of variation
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Measures of Dispersion

Range Variance Standard deviation Coefficient of

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R = Largest value of data Ungrouped data Ungrouped data Variation (C.V.)

 Smallest value of data 1 n S.D. ()
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=LS S.D.
n i 1 1 n
or 1   xi2    x 2
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  xi  x 
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 Mean
1 n 2 n i 1 n  i 1 
x x
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 fi  xi  x  or
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f x  x  or
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and Scale Variance (σ ) = i i
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1  n 2 
  f i xi    x 
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N  i 1 
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and Scale
n 1  12  d12   n 2   22  d 22 
2 = Where
For yi = h (xi + A), n1  n 2
σy = |h| σx 1 = S.D. of first group having n1 items
2 = S.D. of second group having n2 items
d1 = x1  x , d2 = x2  x
x1 = mean of first group
x2 = mean of second group
n1 x1  n 2 x2
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Shortcuts

1. Standard deviation ≤ Range. i.e., Variance ≤ (Range)2

n 2 1
2. S.D. of first n natural numbers is .
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8.1 Range, Variance and Standard Deviation 8. The variance for the following frequency
distribution is

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(A) Mean fi 3 4 2 1
(B) Variance (A) 1.89 (B) 3.56
(C) Standard deviation (C) 4.57 (D) 2.34
(D) Range
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(A) Mean 1 1
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 2
(C) Mode
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(D) Standard deviation 10. The variance of the data 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 is
(A) 6 (B) 7
3. The range of (C) 8 (D) None of these
90, 50, 72, 69, 85, 100, 73, 85, 93 is
(A) 100 (B) 93 11. The variance of first 20 natural numbers is
(C) 50 (D) 43 133 279 133 399
(A) (B) (C) (D)
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(C) 13 (D) 11  fi ( xi  x )  f i ( xi  x ) 2
(A) (B)
 fi  fi
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 f i ( xi  x ) 2  f i ( xi  x )
(C) (D)
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Wages in thousands No. of workers  fi  fi

10  20 53
20 30 35 13. The S.D. of 7 scores 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 is
30  40 20 (A) 4 (B) 2
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(A) 53 (B) 30 14. The standard deviation of the data 6, 5, 9, 13,

(C) 40 (D) 12 12, 8, 10 is
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6. Variance is independent of change of (A) (B)
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(A) origin only
(B) scale only (C) 6 (D) 6
(C) origin and scale both 15. If the S.D. of x1, x2, …, xn is 5, then the S.D. of
(D) none of these x1 + 5, x2 +5, x3 + 5, …, xn + 5, is
(A) 0 (B) 10
7. If each observation of a raw data whose
(C) 5 (D) 25
variance 2 is multiplied by h, then the variance
of the new set is 16. If standard deviation of a variate x is 10, then
(A) 2 (B) h22 S.D. of the variate (50 + 5x) will be
(C) h2 (D) h + 2 (A) 10 (B) 50 (C) 500 (D) 100

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17. Mean and standard deviation of 100 items are 2. For a given distribution of marks, mean is 35.16
50 and 4 respectively. The sum of all squares of and its standard deviation is 19.76. Then
the items is coefficient of variation is
(A) 256100 (B) 261600 35.16 19.76
(A) (B)
(C) 251600 (D) 266000 19.76 35.16
18. If the S.D. of a set of observations is 8 and if 35.16 19.76
(C)  100 (D)  100
each observation is divided by  2, then S.D. of 19.76 35.16
the new set of observations will be 3. If the C.V. and standard deviation of a distribution
(A)  4 (B)  8 (C) 8 (D) 4 are 50 and 20 respectively, then its mean is
19. If the standard deviation of the numbers 2, 3, a (A) 40 (B) 30 (C) 20 (D) 35
and 11 is 3.5, then which of the following is 4. If the coefficient of variation and standard
true? deviation are 60 and 21 respectively, the arithmetic
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(D) 3a2  23a + 44 = 0 frequency distribution are 7.2 and 3.24 respectively,
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(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 12 (D) 16
21. If the S.D. of y1, y2, y3, …, yn is 6, then the
variance of y1  3, y2  3, y3  3,…, yn  3, is 7. The C.V. for the set of observations 55, 54, 52,
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(C) 3 (D) 27 (A) 2.64 (B) 3.74
(C) 4.98 (D) 5.78
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Coefficient of variation 8. If the coefficient of variation of a distribution is
45% and the mean is 12, then its standard
1. For two data sets, each of size 5, the variances are deviation is
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given to be 4 and 5 and the corresponding means (A) 5.2 (B) 5.3
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(A) (B) of the squares of the deviations of the
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8.1 Range, Variance and Standard Deviation 3. The mean and variance of n observations x1, x2,
n
1. The variance of first 50 even natural numbers is x3,...., xn are 5 and 0 respectively. If x
i 1
2
i = 400,
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(A) 437 (B) then the value of n is equal to
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(A) 80 (B) 25 (C) 20 (D) 16
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(C) (D) 833
4 4. Suppose a population A has 100 observations
2. The variance of the following frequency 101, 102, …, 200 and another population B has
distribution 100 observations 151, 152, …, 250. If VA and
VB represent the variances of the two
CI: 06 6  12 12  18 VA
populations respectively, then is
fi: 2 4 6 VB
is 9 4 2
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D)
(A) 24 (B) 12 (C) 20 (D) 25 4 9 3

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5. The mean and variance of seven observations 12. What is the standard deviation of the following
are 8 and 16, respectively. If 5 of the series
observations are 2, 4, 10, 12, 14, then the
product of the remaining two observations is Measurements 010 1020 2030 3040
(A) 45 (B) 49 Frequency 1 3 4 2
(C) 48 (D) 40 (A) 81 (B) 7.6
(C) 9 (D) 2.26
6. The mean of the numbers a, b, 8, 5, 10 is 6 and
the variance is 6.80. Then which one of the 13. In a series of 2n observations, half of them equal
following gives possible values of a and b? to a and remaining half equal to – a. If the
(A) a = 5, b = 2 (B) a = 1, b = 6 standard deviation of the observations is 2, then
(C) a = 3, b = 4 (D) a = 0, b = 7 |a| equals
2
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4 1. For a certain data, following information is
(D) (b  a)2  Var (x) available. Obtain the combined standard
deviation.
8. For a data consisting of 15 observations
xi, i = 1, 2, 3, …, 15 the following results are X Y
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obtained : x
i 1
i = 170; x
i 1
2
i = 2830. If one of
S. D. 3 2
the observation namely 20 was found wrong and Size 20 30
was replaced by its correct value 30, then the
corrected variance is (A) 9.84 (B) 1.54
(C) 3.14 (D) 15.4
(A) 80 (B) 78
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(C) 76 (D) 75 2. The means of two samples of sizes 60 and 120

respectively are 35.4 and 30.9 and the standard
9. The standard deviation of the numbers deviations are 4 and 5. Obtain the standard
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17 47 2  1 combining the two samples.
(A) (B) (A) 5.15 (B) 26.5
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10. The mean and S.D. of the marks of 200 observations of two variables x and y, obtain the
candidates were found to be 40 and combined S.D. for all 10 observations.
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15 respectively. Later, it was discovered that a Where,

score of 40 was wrongly read as 50. The correct n n n n

mean and S.D. respectively are  x =30,  y = 40,  x

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i
i =1
i
i =1
2
i = 220, y
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2
i =340
(A) 14.98, 39.95 (B) 39.95, 14.98 (A) 7 (B) 2.65
(C) 39.95, 224.5 (D) None of these (C) 8 (D) 4
11. A scientist is weighing each of 30 fishes. 4. The mean height of 200 students is 65 inches.
Their mean weight worked out is 30 gm and The mean heights of boys and girls are
standard deviation of 2 gm. Later, it was found 70 inches and 62 inches respectively and the
that the measuring scale was misaligned and standard deviations are 8 and 10 respectively.
always under reported every fish weight by Find the number of boys and the combined S.D.
2 gm. The correct mean and standard deviation (A) 75 and 10.07
(in gm) of fishes are respectively (B) 125 and 10.07
(A) 32, 4 (B) 28, 2 (C) 75 and 101.5
(C) 28, 4 (D) 32, 2 (D) 125 and 101.5
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5. The S.D. and C.V. for the data 75, 78, 80, 86, 7. Coefficient of variations of two distributions are
91, 88, 83 is 55 and 65 and their deviations are 22 and 39
(A) 4.98 and 5.67 (B) 5.29 and 6.37 respectively. Their arithmetic means are
(C) 4.98 and 6.37 (D) 5.29 and 5.67 respectively
(A) 15, 20 (B) 40, 60
6. The variance and C.V. for the following (C) 30, 50 (D) None of these
frequency distribution is
8. Two teams A and B have the same mean and their
xi 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 coefficients of variation are 4, 2 respectively.
fi 3 10 11 13 7 5 1 If ABare the standard deviations of teams A, B
respectively then the relation between them is.
(A) 2.12 and 2.33 (B) 3.12 and 3.33 (A) A B (B) B 2A
(C) 1.46 and 2.33 (D) 1.46 and 3.33 (C) A 2B (D) B 4A

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1. If 1 is added to first 10 natural numbers, then 6. The arithmetic mean of marks in Mathematics
variance of the numbers so obtained is [2021] for four divisions A, B, C and D were 80, 75, 70
(A) 8.25 (B) 3.87 and 72 respectively. Their standard deviations
(C) 6.5 (D) 2.87 were 12, 6, 8 and 10 respectively. Then division

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_______ has more uniformity. [2021]
2. If the variance of the numbers 2, 3, 11 and x is (A) D (B) B (C) C (D) A
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squares is 3050, their arithmetic mean is 6.
14 13
(A) 6, (B) 4, Hence the standard deviation of these
3 5
observations is [2021]
16 14
(C) 6, (D) 6, (A) 5 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 6
3 5
8. The variance of first 10 multiples of 3 is
3. Following data shows the information about [2022]
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Mathematics and Biology by 100 students in a (C) 70.15 (D) 74.15
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class. Then _______ subject shows the highest

9. If the standard deviation of first n natural
variability in marks
numbers is 2, then the value of n is [2022]
Physics Chemistry Mathematics Biology (A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 5 (D) 7
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Mean 20 25 23 27 10. For the following frequency distribution

S.D. 3 2 4 5
X 5 6 7 8 10
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[2021] Frequency 3 7 4 2 4
(A) Mathematics (B) Chemistry The variance is [2022]
(C) Biology (D) Physics (A) 2.49 (B) 2.85
(C) 2.18 (D) 2.37
4. Given that total of 16 values is 528 and sum of
the squares of deviation from 33 is 9158. 11. If for some positive x  R, the frequency
The variance is [2021] distribution of the marks obtained by
(A) 562.73 (B) 570.375 20 students in a certain test, is as follows:
(C) 574.375 (D) 572.375 Marks 2 3 5 7
5. If the standard deviation of data is 12 and mean Frequency (x + 1)2 2x – 5 2
x – 3x x
is 72, then coefficient of variation is [2021] Then the mean of the marks is [2022]
(A) 15.67% (B) 14.67% (A) 3.0 (B) 2.5
(C) 13.67% (D) 16.67% (C) 2.8 (D) 3.2
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12. For given data N = 60, x2 = 18000 and 17. Mean and variance of six observations are 8 and
x = 960, then variance of data is [2022] 16 respectively. If each observation is
(A) 44 (B) 54 multiplied by 3, then new variance of the
resulting observations is [2023]
(C) 34 (D) 22
(A) 16. (B) 48.
13. The sum of 10 values is 12 and then sum of (C) 24. (D) 144.
their squares is 16.9, then their standard 18. If both mean and variance of 50 observations
deviation (S.D.) is [2022] x1, x2,…..,x50 are equal to 16 and 256 respectively,
(A) 0.005 (B) 5 then mean of (x1 – 5)2, (x2 – 5)2,……(x50 – 5)2 is
(C) 0.5 (D) 0.05 (A) 357 (B) 387
(C) 377 (D) 397
14. If both mean and the standard of 50
19. If the variance of the numbers –1, 0, 1, k is 5,

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observations x1, x2, …., x50 are equal to 16, then
mean of (x1 – 5)2, (x2 – 5)2, …,(x50 – 5)2 is where k > 0, then k is equal to [2023]

en
[2022] 10
(A) 2 (B) 2 6
3
(A) 357 (B) 377
(C) 397 (D) 378 5
(C) 4 (D) 6
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15. The variance and mean of 15 observations are
20. For 20 observations of variable x, if
respectively 6 and 10. If each observation is
increased by 8 then the new variance and new  ( xi  2)  20 and  ( xi  2)2  100 , then the
mean of resulting observations are respectively. standard deviation of variable x is [2023]
(A) 2 (B) 3
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[2022]
(C) 4 (D) 9
(A) 14, 10 (B) 6, 10
(C) 14, 18 (D) 6, 18 21. Variance of first 2n natural numbers is [2023]
4n  1
2
(2n  1) 2

16. If the mean and S.D. of the data 3, 5, 7, a, b are (A) (B)
12 12
5 and 2 respectively, then a and b are the roots n2 4n 2  1
(C) 1 (D)
e

of the equation [2023] 3 12

(A) x2  10x + 18 = 0
22. The variance of 20 observations is 5. If each
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(B) 2x2  20x + 19 = 0 observation is multiplied by 2, then variance of

(C) x2  10x + 19 = 0 resulting observations is [2023]
(D) x2  20x + 18 = 0 (A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 4 (D) 20
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Evaluation Test

1. The variance of ,  and  is 9, then variance of 3. The S.D. of a variate x is . Then S.D. of the
Sa

5, 5 and 5 is ax  b
variate where a, b, c are constant, is
9 c
(A) 45 (B)
5 a  a
5 (A)  2 σ (B) σ
(C) (D) 225 c  c
9
 a2 
(C)  2 σ (D) None of these
2. The S.D. of the first n natural numbers is c 
n 1
(A)
2 4. If x1, x2, …., x18 are observations such that
18 18

(B)
n(n  1) (x j  8)  9 and  ( x  8)
j
2
 45 , then the
2 j1 j 1

standard deviation of these observation is

n2 1
(C) 81 3
12 (A) (B) 5 (C) 5 (D)
(D) None of these 34 2

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MHT-CET Triumph Maths (MCQs)

5. For a frequency distribution, standard deviation 6. The means of five observations is 4 and their
is computed by applying the formula variance is 5.2. If three of these observations are
  fd   fd 2 1, 2 and 6, then the other two are
(A)    (A) 2 and 9 (B) 3 and 8
 f  f
(C) 4 and 7 (D) 5 and 6
2
 fd 2   fd 2 
(B)    7. One set containing five numbers has mean 8 and
f  f 
variance 18 and the second set containing
2
  fd   fd 2
3 numbers has mean 8 and variance 24. Then
(C)     the variance of the combined set of numbers is
 f  f
(A) 42 (B) 20.25
2
 fd 2   fd  (C) 18 (D) None of these
(D)   

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f  f 

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Answer Key of the chapter: Measures of Dispersion & Evaluation Test is given at the end of the book.

Solutions to the relevant questions of this chapter & Evaluation Test can be accessed by
scanning the adjacent QR code in Quill - The Padhai App.

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