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The mean weight of a group of 10 items is 28 and that of another group of n items is 35. The mean of combined group of 10 + n items is found to be 30. The value of n is

Updated On: Jun 23, 2023
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Combined mean $ = \frac{10 \times 28 + 35 \times n}{10 + n}$ $\Rightarrow \, 30 = \frac{280 + 35n}{10 + n}$ $\Rightarrow \, 300 + 30n = 280 + 35n$ $\Rightarrow \, 5n = 20 \Rightarrow n = 4 $
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Concepts Used:

Mean Deviation

A statistical measure that is used to calculate the average deviation from the mean value of the given data set is called the mean deviation.

The Formula for Mean Deviation:

The mean deviation for the given data set is calculated as:

Mean Deviation = [Σ |X – µ|]/N

Where, 

  • Σ represents the addition of values
  • X represents each value in the data set
  • µ represents the mean of the data set
  • N represents the number of data values

Grouping of data is very much possible in two ways:

  1. Discrete Frequency Distribution
  2. Continuous Frequency Distribution