The mean deviation from the median is

  • A
    Greater than that measured from any other value
  • B
    Less than that measured from any other value
  • C
    Equal to that measured from any other value
  • D
    Maximum if all observations are positive

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For the following distribution,the mean deviation about the median is:
$x_i$$6$$12$$18$$24$$30$$36$$42$
$f_i$$4$$7$$9$$18$$15$$10$$5$

If $m$ and $M$ denote the mean deviations about the mean and about the median respectively of the data $20, 5, 15, 2, 7, 3, 11$,then the mean deviation about the mean of $m$ and $M$ is

Find the mean deviation about the mean for the following data:
$x_i$ $3$ $9$ $17$ $23$ $27$
$f_i$ $8$ $10$ $12$ $9$ $5$

Let the mean of $6$ observations $1, 2, 4, 5, x,$ and $y$ be $5$ and their variance be $10$. Then their mean deviation about the mean is equal to $........$.

Find the mean deviation about the mean for the following data: $12, 3, 18, 17, 4, 9, 17, 19, 20, 15, 8, 17, 2, 3, 16, 11, 3, 1, 0, 5$.

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