Finding the Mean and Standard Deviation

1. A set of 5 numbers :

5 7 8 9 12

x 41
x 363

5 7 ...

7 2 ...

n 5
x

s2
s

2. A frequency distribution
The table shows the number of working days lost by employees in the last
quarter:
No. of days (x ) No. of
fx
fx 2
f x2
employees (f)
0
410
0
0
1
430
430
430
2
290
580
1160
3
180
4
110
440
1760
5
20
100
500
f 1440
fx 2090
fx 2 5470
x

fx
f

fx
s2
s

fx

3. A Grouped Frequency Distribution.

The table shows the commission made by 40 salesmen:
Commission
400-449
450-499
500-549
550-599
600-649
650-699

f 40

fx
f

fx
s2

f
4
7
6
13
9
1

fx

x (midpoint)
424.5
474.5

fx
1698
3321.5

720801
1576051.75

574.5
624.5
674.5

7468.5
5620.5
674.5

4290653.25
3510002.25
454950.25

fx 2

fx 21930 fx

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