Question

If x_i's are the midpoints of the class intervals of a grouped data, f_i's are the corresponding frequencies and `barx` is the mean then `sumf_i(x_i - barx) = ?`

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0

Explanation:

By definition `barx = (Σf_ix_i)/N`.

So `Σ f_i(x_i - barx) = Σf_ix_i - Σf_ibarx`

= `Nbarx − Nbarx`

= 0