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1)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 46 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
frequency f 4 6 9 11 7 5 4


Answer:_______________




2)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 41 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
frequency f 2 6 7 11 7 4 4


Answer:_______________




3)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 41 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
frequency f 3 6 7 10 6 4 5


Answer:_______________




4)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 37 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
frequency f 3 6 5 10 5 4 4


Answer:_______________




5)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 40 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
frequency f 2 7 5 14 5 4 3


Answer:_______________




6)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 47 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
frequency f 4 7 9 15 5 2 5


Answer:_______________




7)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 49 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
frequency f 3 7 9 14 5 6 5


Answer:_______________




8)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 42 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
frequency f 3 7 7 12 7 2 4


Answer:_______________




9)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 45 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
frequency f 2 8 9 13 5 3 5


Answer:_______________




10)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 41 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
frequency f 2 5 8 14 7 2 3


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 46 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
frequency f 4 6 9 11 7 5 4

Answer: 1.69


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 13

 fdfd2

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

4

6

9

11

7

5

4

40

66

108

143

98

75

64

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-12

-12

-9

0

10

12

 36

24

9

0

7

20

36

 ∑f =46  ∑fx=594 ∑d=0∑fd= -4 ∑fd2132

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
594

 
12.91
∑ f46

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    13246
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.87

= 1.69

 



2)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 41 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
frequency f 2 6 7 11 7 4 4

Answer: 1.62


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 13

 fdfd2

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

2

6

7

11

7

4

4

20

66

84

143

98

60

64

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-6

-12

-7

0

8

12

 18

24

7

0

7

16

36

 ∑f =41  ∑fx=535 ∑d=0∑fd= 2 ∑fd2108

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
535

 
13.05
∑ f41

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    10841
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.63

= 1.62

 



3)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 41 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
frequency f 3 6 7 10 6 4 5

Answer: 1.75


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 10

 fdfd2

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

3

6

7

10

6

4

5

21

48

63

100

66

48

65

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-9

-12

-7

0

8

15

 27

24

7

0

6

16

45

 ∑f =41  ∑fx=411 ∑d=0∑fd= 1 ∑fd2125

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
411

 
10.02
∑ f41

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    12541
  ∑f

 

 

=   3.05

= 1.75

 



4)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 37 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
frequency f 3 6 5 10 5 4 4

Answer: 1.75


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 10

 fdfd2

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

3

6

5

10

5

4

4

21

48

45

100

55

48

52

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-9

-12

-5

0

8

12

 27

24

5

0

5

16

36

 ∑f =37  ∑fx=369 ∑d=0∑fd= -1 ∑fd2113

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
369

 
9.97
∑ f37

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    11337
  ∑f

 

 

=   3.05

= 1.75

 



5)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 40 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
frequency f 2 7 5 14 5 4 3

Answer: 1.57


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 14

 fdfd2

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

2

7

5

14

5

4

3

22

84

65

196

75

64

51

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-6

-14

-5

0

8

9

 18

28

5

0

5

16

27

 ∑f =40  ∑fx=557 ∑d=0∑fd= -3 ∑fd299

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
557

 
13.93
∑ f40

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    9940
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.48

= 1.57

 



6)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 47 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
frequency f 4 7 9 15 5 2 5

Answer: 1.67


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 11

 fdfd2

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

4

7

9

15

5

2

5

32

63

90

165

60

26

70

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-12

-14

-9

0

4

15

 36

28

9

0

5

8

45

 ∑f =47  ∑fx=506 ∑d=0∑fd= -11 ∑fd2131

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
506

 
10.77
∑ f47

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    13147
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.79

= 1.67

 



7)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 49 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
frequency f 3 7 9 14 5 6 5

Answer: 1.68


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 13

 fdfd2

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

3

7

9

14

5

6

5

30

77

108

182

70

90

80

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-9

-14

-9

0

12

15

 27

28

9

0

5

24

45

 ∑f =49  ∑fx=637 ∑d=0∑fd= 0 ∑fd2138

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
637

 
13.00
∑ f49

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    13849
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.82

= 1.68

 



8)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 42 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
frequency f 3 7 7 12 7 2 4

Answer: 1.64


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 11

 fdfd2

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

3

7

7

12

7

2

4

24

63

70

132

84

26

56

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-9

-14

-7

0

4

12

 27

28

7

0

7

8

36

 ∑f =42  ∑fx=455 ∑d=0∑fd= -7 ∑fd2113

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
455

 
10.83
∑ f42

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    11342
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.69

= 1.64

 



9)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 45 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
frequency f 2 8 9 13 5 3 5

Answer: 1.64


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 13

 fdfd2

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

2

8

9

13

5

3

5

20

88

108

169

70

45

80

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-6

-16

-9

0

6

15

 18

32

9

0

5

12

45

 ∑f =45  ∑fx=580 ∑d=0∑fd= -5 ∑fd2121

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
580

 
12.89
∑ f45

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    12145
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.69

= 1.64

 



10)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 41 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
frequency f 2 5 8 14 7 2 3

Answer: 1.47


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 13

 fdfd2

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

2

5

8

14

7

2

3

20

55

96

182

98

30

48

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-6

-10

-8

0

4

9

 18

20

8

0

7

8

27

 ∑f =41  ∑fx=529 ∑d=0∑fd= -4 ∑fd288

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
529

 
12.90
∑ f41

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    8841
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.15

= 1.47