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1)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 42 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
frequency f 2 4 9 10 7 6 4


Answer:_______________




2)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 47 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
frequency f 4 8 8 13 7 3 4


Answer:_______________




3)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 40 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
frequency f 2 4 6 15 5 5 3


Answer:_______________




4)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 40 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
frequency f 2 6 8 14 5 2 3


Answer:_______________




5)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 39 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
frequency f 2 8 7 11 5 3 3


Answer:_______________




6)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 46 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
frequency f 4 8 8 13 5 5 3


Answer:_______________




7)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 41 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
frequency f 2 5 9 12 6 3 4


Answer:_______________




8)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 37 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
frequency f 3 5 5 11 7 2 4


Answer:_______________




9)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 42 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
frequency f 4 8 6 12 5 4 3


Answer:_______________




10)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 44 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
frequency f 2 5 8 14 7 3 5


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 42 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
frequency f 2 4 9 10 7 6 4

Answer: 1.62


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 11

 fdfd2

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

2

4

9

10

7

6

4

16

36

90

110

84

78

56

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-6

-8

-9

0

12

12

 18

16

9

0

7

24

36

 ∑f =42  ∑fx=470 ∑d=0∑fd= 8 ∑fd2110

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
470

 
11.19
∑ f42

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    11042
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.62

= 1.62

 



2)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 47 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
frequency f 4 8 8 13 7 3 4

Answer: 1.67


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 10

 fdfd2

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

4

8

8

13

7

3

4

28

64

72

130

77

36

52

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-12

-16

-8

0

6

12

 36

32

8

0

7

12

36

 ∑f =47  ∑fx=459 ∑d=0∑fd= -11 ∑fd2131

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
459

 
9.77
∑ f47

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    13147
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.79

= 1.67

 



3)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 40 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
frequency f 2 4 6 15 5 5 3

Answer: 1.52


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 10

 fdfd2

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

2

4

6

15

5

5

3

14

32

54

150

55

60

39

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-6

-8

-6

0

10

9

 18

16

6

0

5

20

27

 ∑f =40  ∑fx=404 ∑d=0∑fd= 4 ∑fd292

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
404

 
10.10
∑ f40

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    9240
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.30

= 1.52

 



4)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 40 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
frequency f 2 6 8 14 5 2 3

Answer: 1.50


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 12

 fdfd2

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

2

6

8

14

5

2

3

18

60

88

168

65

28

45

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-6

-12

-8

0

4

9

 18

24

8

0

5

8

27

 ∑f =40  ∑fx=472 ∑d=0∑fd= -8 ∑fd290

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
472

 
11.80
∑ f40

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    9040
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.25

= 1.50

 



5)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 39 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
frequency f 2 8 7 11 5 3 3

Answer: 1.61


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 11

 fdfd2

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

2

8

7

11

5

3

3

16

72

70

121

60

39

42

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-6

-16

-7

0

6

9

 18

32

7

0

5

12

27

 ∑f =39  ∑fx=420 ∑d=0∑fd= -9 ∑fd2101

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
420

 
10.77
∑ f39

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    10139
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.59

= 1.61

 



6)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 46 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
frequency f 4 8 8 13 5 5 3

Answer: 1.67


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 14

 fdfd2

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

4

8

8

13

5

5

3

44

96

104

182

75

80

51

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-12

-16

-8

0

10

9

 36

32

8

0

5

20

27

 ∑f =46  ∑fx=632 ∑d=0∑fd= -12 ∑fd2128

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
632

 
13.74
∑ f46

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    12846
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.78

= 1.67

 



7)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 41 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
frequency f 2 5 9 12 6 3 4

Answer: 1.57


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 11

 fdfd2

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

2

5

9

12

6

3

4

16

45

90

132

72

39

56

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-6

-10

-9

0

6

12

 18

20

9

0

6

12

36

 ∑f =41  ∑fx=450 ∑d=0∑fd= -1 ∑fd2101

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
450

 
10.98
∑ f41

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    10141
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.46

= 1.57

 



8)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 37 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
frequency f 3 5 5 11 7 2 4

Answer: 1.67


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 12

 fdfd2

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

3

5

5

11

7

2

4

27

50

55

132

91

28

60

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-9

-10

-5

0

4

12

 27

20

5

0

7

8

36

 ∑f =37  ∑fx=443 ∑d=0∑fd= -1 ∑fd2103

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
443

 
11.97
∑ f37

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    10337
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.78

= 1.67

 



9)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 42 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
frequency f 4 8 6 12 5 4 3

Answer: 1.70


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 11

 fdfd2

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

4

8

6

12

5

4

3

32

72

60

132

60

52

42

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-12

-16

-6

0

8

9

 36

32

6

0

5

16

27

 ∑f =42  ∑fx=450 ∑d=0∑fd= -12 ∑fd2122

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
450

 
10.71
∑ f42

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    12242
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.90

= 1.70

 



10)  

The following table shows the marks obtained by 44 students in a Quiz competition in Mathematics. Calculate the stadard deviation.

data x 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
frequency f 2 5 8 14 7 3 5

Answer: 1.58


SOLUTION 1 :

 

xffx

d = x-xbar

= x - 11

 fdfd2

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

2

5

8

14

7

3

5

16

45

80

154

84

39

70

 -3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

-6

-10

-8

0

6

15

 18

20

8

0

7

12

45

 ∑f =44  ∑fx=488 ∑d=0∑fd= 4 ∑fd2110

 

Arithmetric mean

xbar

=∑ fx
=
 
488

 
11.09
∑ f44

 

standard deviation Ô
=
 
  ∑fd2

=

    11044
  ∑f

 

 

=   2.50

= 1.58