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The given data is

4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17

Mean of the data,

The deviations of the respective observations from the mean are

–6, – 3, –2, –1, 0, 2, 3, 7

The absolute values of the deviations, i.e., are

6, 3, 2, 1, 0, 2, 3, 7

The required mean deviation about the mean is

The given data is

38, 70, 48, 40, 42, 55, 63, 46, 54, 44

Mean of the given data,

The deviations of the respective observations from the mean are

–12, 20, –2, –10, –8, 5, 13, –4, 4, –6

The absolute values of the deviations, i.e. , are

12, 20, 2, 10, 8, 5, 13, 4, 4, 6

The required mean deviation about the mean is

The given data is

13, 17, 16, 14, 11, 13, 10, 16, 11, 18, 12, 17

Here, the numbers of observations are 12, which is even.

Arranging the data in ascending order, we obtain

10, 11, 11, 12, 13, 13, 14, 16, 16, 17, 17, 18

The deviations of the respective observations from the median, i.e.are

–3.5, –2.5, –2.5, –1.5, –0.5, –0.5, 0.5, 2.5, 2.5, 3.5, 3.5, 4.5

The absolute values of the deviations,, are

3.5, 2.5, 2.5, 1.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 2.5, 2.5, 3.5, 3.5, 4.5

The required mean deviation about the median is

The given data is

36, 72, 46, 42, 60, 45, 53, 46, 51, 49

Here, the number of observations is 10, which is even.

Arranging the data in ascending order, we obtain

36, 42, 45, 46, 46, 49, 51, 53, 60, 72

The deviations of the respective observations from the median, i.e.are

–11.5, –5.5, –2.5, –1.5, –1.5, 1.5, 3.5, 5.5, 12.5, 24.5

The absolute values of the deviations,, are

11.5, 5.5, 2.5, 1.5, 1.5, 1.5, 3.5, 5.5, 12.5, 24.5

Thus, the required mean deviation about the median is

The given observations are already in ascending order.

Adding a column corresponding to cumulative frequencies of the given data, we obtain the following table.

Here, N = 26, which is even.

Median is the mean of 13^th and 14^th observations. Both of these observations lie in the cumulative frequency 14, for which the corresponding observation is 7.

The absolute values of the deviations from median, i.e.are

and

The given observations are already in ascending order.

Adding a column corresponding to cumulative frequencies of the given data, we obtain the following table.

Here, N = 29, which is odd.

observation = 15^th observation

This observation lies in the cumulative frequency 21, for which the corresponding observation is 30.

∴ Median = 30

The absolute values of the deviations from median, i.e.are

∴

The following table is formed.

Here,

The following table is formed.

Here,

The following table is formed.

The class interval containing theor 25^th item is 20 – 30.

Therefore, 20 – 30 is the median class.

It is known that,

Here, l = 20, C = 14, f = 14, h = 10, and N = 50

∴ Median =

Thus, mean deviation about the median is given by,