We have done with individual series (Ungrouped data)---here we had no frequency, no class

Now we will do for grouped data .....

1) Discrete Series(Frequency)
2) Continuous Series(frequency and class)

1)Discrete series:- In this series, there are frequency corresponding to different values of the
variable.
HERE Again we have same 3 methods :1)Direct Method
2)Short cut method
3)Step deviation method

DIRECT METHOD
Marks
No. of
students

10
15

20
10

30
40

40
20

50
15

Here Marks=X
And No of students= frequency(f)
Now direct method
Mean=fX/ f
Here fX=150+200+1200+800+750=3100
f=15+10+40+20+15=100
Mean= 3100/100=31

SHORTCUT METHOD
Mean(X)=A+ fd/ f
Marks(X)
10
20
30(Assumed mean)
40
50

No. of students(f)
15
10
40
20
15

d=X-A(here A=30)
-20
-10
0
10
20

fd
-300
-100
0
200
300

f=100

fd=100

Mean= 30+100/100=31

STEP DEVIATION METHOD

Draw the same above table
Marks(X)

No. of students(f)

d=XA(here
A=30)

10
20
30(Assumed mean)
40
50

15
10
40
20
15
f=100

-20
-10
0
10
20

d=d/c
(c=common
factor)
c=10
-2
-1
0
1
2

Fd

-30
-10
0
20
30
fd=10

C=common factor.....u can take anything..but take such that it will be divisible with all the d ...for
easy calculations
Mean= A+ fd/ f * c
=30+10/100 *10 =31

CONTINUOUS SERIES
In this series , we have class and frequency both.
continuous means it contains range .....suppose 1-5, 2-10,......
Again same 3 methods will be used
1)DIRECT METHOD
Marks
No. of
students

Mean= fm/ f

0-4
4

4-8
8

8-12
2

12-16
1

16-20
5

Here m= middle no.

m=(first no. +last no.)/2
Marks(X)
0-4
4-8
8-12
12-16
16-20
f=20

No. of students(f)
4
8
2
1
5

Middle no(m)
2
6
10
14
18

fm
8
48
20
14
90

No. of students(f)
4
8
2
1
5

Middle no(m)
2
6
10(Assumed mean=A)
14
18

d=m-A
-8
-4
0
4
8

fd
-32
-32
0
4
40

d=m- d=d/c
A
(let
c=4)
-8
-2
-4
-1
0
0
4
1
8
2

Fd

fm=180
Mean=180/20=9
SHORTCUT METHOD
Marks(X)
0-4
4-8
8-12
12-16
16-20
f=20
fd=-20
Mean(X)=A+ fd/ f
=10+(-20/20)=9

STEP DEVIATION METHOD

Marks(X)

No. of students(f)

Middle no(m)

0-4
4-8
8-12
12-16
16-20
f=20

4
8
2
1
5

2
6
10(Assumed mean=A)
14
18

fd=-5
Mean(X)=A+ fd/ f *c
=10+(-5/20) *4=9

-8
-8
0
1
10