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The marks obtained by 9 students in a chemistry test are 50,69,20,33,53,39,40,65 and 59. If the mean deviation about the median of this data is λ, then the value of 9λ10 is equal to
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The correct answer is: 11.4

20,33,39,40,50,53,59,65,69
Median, M =9+12th observation =5th observation =50
The absolute values of respective deviations from the median is
30,17,11,10,0,3,9,15,19
i=19xi-M=114
Mean deviation about M=19i=19xi-M=19×114

i.e λ=11499λ10=11.4

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