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Measures Of Dispersion

Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · Mathematics

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1. Range

  • Range is the simplest measure of dispersion.
  • It is the difference between the largest and smallest values in a dataset.
  • It gives a rough idea about the spread of data.
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2. Mean Deviation

  • Mean Deviation measures the average of absolute deviations from the mean or median.
  • It considers all data points, so it is better than range.
  • It is less affected by extreme values when calculated from median.
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3. Variance and Standard Deviation

  • Variance is the average of squared deviations from the mean.
  • Standard Deviation is the positive square root of variance.
  • These are the most widely used measures of dispersion.
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4. Step Deviation Method

  • Used to simplify calculations in grouped data.
  • Involves coding the data using \(u_i = \frac{x_i - a}{h}\).
  • Reduces large numbers and simplifies arithmetic.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Measures of Dispersion

RangeMean DeviationVarianceStandard DeviationDispersion

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