Coding or Deviation Method

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Coding or Deviation Method

A shorter formula for computing the mean is by the use of


the process called coding or deviation method. Choose any class
mark denoted by x 0 with a corresponding deviation of 0. then the
values of d are the integers d = 0,±1, ± 2,… The coding method is
given by the formula

x = x + (∑fd/n) . c
0

where c, the class size or class interval and d, the deviations, d = 0,


± 1, ± 2,…

Example: Compute the mean score of the 40 BS Math


students in statistics quiz.
i=5
Scores f x d fd
65-69 2 67 -3 -6
70-74 8 72 -2 -16 -32
75-79 10 77 -1 -10
80-84 9 82= x 0 0 0
85-89 7 87 1 7
90-94 2 92 2 4 11
95-99 2 97 3 6
n=40 ∑fd = -15 -15

x = x + (∑fd/n) . c
0

=82 + (-15/40) . 5
=82 -1.875
= 80.13
Let x0 = 67

Scores f x d fd
65-69 2 67= x 0 0 0
70-74 8 72 1 8
75-79 10 77 2 20
80-84 9 82 3 27
85-89 7 87 4 28
90-94 2 92 5 10
95-99 2 97 6 12
n=40 ∑fd = 105

x = x + (∑fd/n) . c
0

= 67 +(105/40). 5
=67 + (2.625). 5
= 67 + 13.125
= 80.13

Note: The choice of x is arbitrary.


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