Let the mean of the data
| $x$ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency ($f$) | 4 | 24 | 28 | $\alpha$ | 8 |
be 5. If $m$ and $\sigma^{2}$ are respectively the mean deviation about the mean and the variance of the data, then $\frac{3 \alpha}{m+\sigma^{2}}$ is equal to __________
Answer (integer)
8
Solution
$$
\begin{aligned}
& 5=\bar{x}=\frac{\sum x_i f_i}{\sum f_i}=\frac{4+72+140+7 \alpha+72}{64+\alpha} \\\\
& \Rightarrow 320+5 \alpha=288+7 \alpha \Rightarrow 2 \alpha=32 \Rightarrow \alpha=16
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
\sum f_i & =80 \\\\
\text { M.D } & =\frac{\sum f_i\left|x_i-5\right|}{\sum f_i} \\\\
& =\frac{4+4+24 \times 2+0+16 \times 2+8 \times 4}{80} \\\\
& =\frac{8}{5}
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
\sigma^2 & =\frac{\sum f_i\left|x_i-5\right|}{\sum f_i} \\\\
& =\frac{4+16+24 \times 4+0+16 \times 4+8 \times 16}{80}=\frac{22}{5}
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>So, $\frac{3 \alpha}{m+\sigma^2}=\frac{3 \times 16}{\frac{8}{5}+\frac{22}{5}}=8$
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Statistics · Topic: Measures of Central Tendency
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