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Calculate the mean deviation from the median of the following frequency distribution :

Heights in inches585960616263646566No. of students152032352220108

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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 =|xi61||di|fi|di|5815153455920352406032671326135102006235137135632215924464201793606510189440668197540N=fi=197ni=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.=1Nni=1fi|di|=1197×336=1.7055


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