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The mean deviation from the median for the following data is

MathematicsStatisticsAP EAMCETAP EAMCET 2022 (08 Jul Shift 2)
Options:
  • A $0.75$
  • B $7.5$
  • C $0.65$
  • D $0.40$
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $0.75$
$\begin{aligned} & N=48 \\ & \frac{N}{2}=24\end{aligned}$
$\therefore$ Median $=24$ th observation $=12$


$\begin{aligned} N & =48 \\ \mathrm{MD} & =\frac{\Sigma f_i\left|x_i-M\right|}{N}=\frac{36}{48}=0.75\end{aligned}$

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