∑n

i=1 𝑋i
x̅ = FOR UNGROUPED DATA
n

∑n
i=1 𝑓𝑥
x̅ = FOR GROUPED DATA
∑𝑓

Where;

f is the frequency of the i-th class

x is the mid-point of the i-th class

Deviation Method (Shortcut method)

∑ Dx
x̅ = a + FOR UNGROUPED DATA
n

∑ 𝑓.𝐷𝑥
x̅ = a + FOR GROUPED DATA
∑𝑓

Where a = provisional mean or assumed mean or arbitrary value

and Dx = x – a = Deviation from provisional mean

Step Deviation Method: A.M in terms of change of origin

and scale
 ∑𝑢
x̅ = 𝑎 + ∗ℎ FOR UNGROUPED DATA
𝑛

∑ 𝑓.𝑢
x̅ = 𝑎 + ∗ℎ FOR GROUPED DATA
∑𝑓

𝑥−𝑎
𝑢=
ℎ

Weighted Arithmetic Mean:

∑ni=1 𝑊𝑖 𝑋𝑖 ∑ 𝑤𝑥
x̅ w = n =
∑i=1 𝑊𝑖 ∑𝑤

Combined Arithmetic Mean:

∑ki=1 𝑛𝑖 𝑥̅𝑖
x̅ c =
𝑛
Geometric Mean:

x̅ G = n√x1∗ x2……………. xn

x̅ G = (x1∗ x2……………. xn )1/n

 ∑ 𝐿𝑜𝑔 𝑋
x̅ G = 𝐴𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑜𝑔
𝑛
∑ 𝑓. 𝐿𝑜𝑔 𝑋
x̅ G = 𝐴𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑜𝑔
∑𝑓

Harmonic Mean
𝑛
x̅ H =
1
∑
𝑥
∑𝑓
x̅ H =
1
∑𝑓
𝑥
Relationship between AM, GM and HM

A.M ≥ G.M ≥ H.M

H.M ≤ G.M ≤ A.M