WAEC - Further Mathematics (2019 - No. 20)

Calculate the mean deviation of 5, 8, 2, 9 and 6
5
4
3
2

Explanation

x x - \(\bar{x}\) (x - \(\bar{x}\))

5

8

2

9

6

-1

2

-4

3

0

1

2

4

3

0

 

\(\bar{x}\) = \(\frac{30}{5}\) = 6

\(\sum |x - \bar{x}|\)

= 10

Mean deviation = \(\frac{10}{5}\)

= 2

 

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