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Variance: Meaning and Co-Efficient (With Calculations)

In this article we will discuss about the meaning and co-efficient of Variance. Meaning of Variance: It is very useful measure of dispersions which is commonly used for population data. The arithmetic mean of the squares of deviations obtained from the mean is referred to as variance. It is based on standard deviation and the square of the standard deviation [...]

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Median: Methods, Merits and Demerits

In this article we will discuss about Median:- 1. Meaning of Median 2. Methods of Determining Median 3. Merits 4. Demerits. Meaning of Median: When the values of all items of a series are arranged in increasing (ascending) or decreasing (descending) order it is usually called an array and the middle item of an array is called median. The median [...]

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Standard Deviation: Meaning and Methods

In this article we will discuss about meaning and methods of calculation of Standard Deviation. Meaning of Standard Deviation: The best and most important measure of dispersion is standard deviation which was first worked out by Karl Pearson (1833). It is the positive square root of mean of deviations of individual values of a data series from the arithmetic mean [...]

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