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1)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 48 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
frequency f 4 7 8 15 5 6 3


Answer:_______________




2)  

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

data x 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
frequency f 3 8 8 12 7 5 3


Answer:_______________




3)  

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

data x 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
frequency f 3 7 6 10 5 6 3


Answer:_______________




4)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 48 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
frequency f 3 5 7 15 7 6 5


Answer:_______________




5)  

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

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


Answer:_______________




6)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 38 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
frequency f 2 7 7 10 5 3 4


Answer:_______________




7)  

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

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


Answer:_______________




8)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 44 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 15 7 3 3


Answer:_______________




9)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 44 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
frequency f 3 4 8 14 6 4 5


Answer:_______________




10)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 44 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
frequency f 3 7 6 12 7 4 5


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 48 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
frequency f 4 7 8 15 5 6 3

Answer: 1.63


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 14

 fdfd2

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

4

7

8

15

5

6

3

44

84

104

210

75

96

51

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-12

-14

-8

0

12

9

 36

28

8

0

5

24

27

 ∑f =48  ∑fx=664 ∑d=0∑fd= -8 ∑fd2128

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
664

 
13.83
∑ f48

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    12848
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.67

= 1.63

 



2)  

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

data x 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
frequency f 3 8 8 12 7 5 3

Answer: 1.62


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 14

 fdfd2

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

3

8

8

12

7

5

3

33

96

104

168

105

80

51

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-9

-16

-8

0

10

9

 27

32

8

0

7

20

27

 ∑f =46  ∑fx=637 ∑d=0∑fd= -7 ∑fd2121

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
637

 
13.85
∑ f46

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    12146
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.63

= 1.62

 



3)  

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

data x 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
frequency f 3 7 6 10 5 6 3

Answer: 1.71


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 11

 fdfd2

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

3

7

6

10

5

6

3

24

63

60

110

60

78

42

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-9

-14

-6

0

12

9

 27

28

6

0

5

24

27

 ∑f =40  ∑fx=437 ∑d=0∑fd= -3 ∑fd2117

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
437

 
10.93
∑ f40

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    11740
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.93

= 1.71

 



4)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 48 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
frequency f 3 5 7 15 7 6 5

Answer: 1.65


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 14

 fdfd2

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

3

5

7

15

7

6

5

33

60

91

210

105

96

85

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-9

-10

-7

0

12

15

 27

20

7

0

7

24

45

 ∑f =48  ∑fx=680 ∑d=0∑fd= 8 ∑fd2130

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
680

 
14.17
∑ f48

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    13048
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.71

= 1.65

 



5)  

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

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

Answer: 1.81


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 10

 fdfd2

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

4

6

5

10

7

5

5

28

48

45

100

77

60

65

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-12

-12

-5

0

10

15

 36

24

5

0

7

20

45

 ∑f =42  ∑fx=423 ∑d=0∑fd= 3 ∑fd2137

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
423

 
10.07
∑ f42

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    13742
  ∑f

 

 

=   3.26

= 1.81

 



6)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 38 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
frequency f 2 7 7 10 5 3 4

Answer: 1.67


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 10

 fdfd2

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

2

7

7

10

5

3

4

14

56

63

100

55

36

52

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-6

-14

-7

0

6

12

 18

28

7

0

5

12

36

 ∑f =38  ∑fx=376 ∑d=0∑fd= -4 ∑fd2106

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
376

 
9.89
∑ f38

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    10638
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.79

= 1.67

 



7)  

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

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

Answer: 1.73


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 14

 fdfd2

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

3

7

7

11

7

5

5

33

84

91

154

105

80

85

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-9

-14

-7

0

10

15

 27

28

7

0

7

20

45

 ∑f =45  ∑fx=632 ∑d=0∑fd= 2 ∑fd2134

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
632

 
14.04
∑ f45

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    13445
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.98

= 1.73

 



8)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 44 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 15 7 3 3

Answer: 1.54


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 10

 fdfd2

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

3

6

7

15

7

3

3

21

48

63

150

77

36

39

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-9

-12

-7

0

6

9

 27

24

7

0

7

12

27

 ∑f =44  ∑fx=434 ∑d=0∑fd= -6 ∑fd2104

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
434

 
9.86
∑ f44

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    10444
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.36

= 1.54

 



9)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 44 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
frequency f 3 4 8 14 6 4 5

Answer: 1.64


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 11

 fdfd2

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

3

4

8

14

6

4

5

24

36

80

154

72

52

70

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-9

-8

-8

0

8

15

 27

16

8

0

6

16

45

 ∑f =44  ∑fx=488 ∑d=0∑fd= 4 ∑fd2118

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
488

 
11.09
∑ f44

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    11844
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.68

= 1.64

 



10)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 44 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
frequency f 3 7 6 12 7 4 5

Answer: 1.71


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 13

 fdfd2

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

3

7

6

12

7

4

5

30

77

72

156

98

60

80

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-9

-14

-6

0

8

15

 27

28

6

0

7

16

45

 ∑f =44  ∑fx=573 ∑d=0∑fd= 1 ∑fd2129

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
573

 
13.02
∑ f44

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    12944
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.93

= 1.71