Mean Deviation
Mean Deviation: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Mean Deviation, Mean Deviation for Ungrouped Distribution (An Individual Series), Mean Deviation for Ungrouped Frequency Distribution : Discrete Frequency Distribution, etc.
Important Questions on Mean Deviation
Find the mean deviation(in decimal) about the mean for the following data:
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From the following data, find the line of regression of on and estimate the value of , if :
Arithmetic mean | ||
Standard deviation |
Coefficient of correlation between and is .

Find the coefficient of correlation between and from the following data:

mean deviation from the mean for the data
is _____

If the variables and are related by and if , mean deviation of about its mean is , find the mean deviation about the mean of .

Two variables and an related by . If mean deviation about the median of is find the mean deviation about the median of .

Two variables and are related by . If mean deviation about mean of is , find the mean deviation about mean of .

If is the relation between two variables and and of about its mean is , calculate the of about its mean.

There are terms in a sequence which is in descending order. Its mean value is . If we add to each term and then each term is divided by , we get a new mean . What is the difference between and the original mean?

At the end of the year, Mahesh analysed his last five-month salary figures. He found the mean and median salary figures as and the only mode salary figure as . If all his salaries are in lacs then what is the sum of the highest and the lowest salary earned by him?

The mean deviation from the median for the following distribution (corrected to two decimals) is

The mean deviation about the mean for the following data is:

The mean deviation from the mean of the series is

For calculating mean deviation, deviations cannot be taken from any average.

Calculation of mean deviation is based on observations unlike range or quartile deviation which considers only limits.

While measuring dispersion using mean deviation, the value is not affected as much by the extreme values.


Find the mean deviation from the mean for the following data. Write the answer upto 2 decimal places.

Find the mean deviation from the mean for the following data:

Calculate the mean deviation from the mean for the following data:
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Write the answer in decimal form.
