Calculate the mean deviation from the median of the following frequency distribution :
Heights in inches585960616263646566No. of students152032352220108
In order to find the mean deviation from the median, we well first have to calculate the median. M is the value of x corresponding to the cumulative frequency just greater than or equal to N2.
xifiCumulative frequency =|xi−61||di|fi|di|5815153455920352406032671326135102006235137135632215924464201793606510189440668197540N=∑fi=197∑ni=1fi|di|=336
Here,
N2=1972=98.5
The cumulative frequency just greater than 98.5 is 102. The corresponding value of x is 61. Therefore, the median is 61.
M.D.=1N∑ni=1fi|di|=1197×336=1.7055