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# Calculate Karl Pearsonian’s coefficient of skewness Skp from the following data: Marks above 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 No. of students 120 115 108 98 85 60 18 5 0 - Mathematics and Statistics

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Calculate Karl Pearsonian’s coefficient of skewness Skp from the following data:

 Marks above 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 No. of students 120 115 108 98 85 60 18 5 0
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#### Solution

The given table is the cumulative frequency table of more than type. From this table, we have to prepare the frequency distribution table and then calculate the value of Skp.
Construct the following table:

 Mark above No. of students 'more than' (c.f.) Class-interval Frequencyfi Mid valuexi fixi fixi2 0 120 0 – 10 5 5 25 125 10 115 10 – 20 7 15 105 1575 20 108 20 – 30 10 25 250 6250 30 98 30 – 40 13 35 455 15925 40 85 40 – 50 25 45 1125 50625 50 60 50 – 60 42 55 2310 127050 60 18 60 – 70 13 65 845 54925 70 5 70 – 80 5 75 375 28125 80 0 80 – 90 0 85 0 0 Total 120 – 5490 284600

From the table, N = 120, sumf_"i"x_"i" = 5490   "and" sumf_"i"x_"i"^2 = 284600

Mean = bar(x) - (sumf_"i"x_"i")/"N" = 5490/120 = 45.75

Maximum frequency 42 is of the class 50 – 60.
∴ Mode lies in the class 50 – 60.
∴ L = 50, f1 = 42, f0 = 25, f2 = 13, h = 10

∴ Mode = "L" + ("f"_1 - "f"_0)/(2"f"_1 - "f"_0 - "f"_2) xx "h"

= 50 + (42 - 25)/(2(42) - 25 - 13) xx 10

= 50 + 17/(84 - 38) xx 10

= 50 + 17/46 xx 10

= 50 + 3.6957
= 53.6957

S.D. = sqrt((sumf_"i"x_"i"^2)/"N" - (bar(x))^2

= sqrt(284600/120 - (45.75)^2

= sqrt(2371.6667 - 2093.0625)
= sqrt(278.6042)
= 16.6914
Pearsonian’s coefficient of skewness:

Skp = ("Mean" - "Mode")/"S.D."

= (45.75 - 53.6957)/(16.6914)

= -(7.9457)/(16.6914)

∴ Skp = – 0.4760
Alternate Method:

Let u = (x - 45)/10

 Mark above No. of students ‘more than’ (c.f.) Class Frequency(fi) Mid valuexi ui fiui fiui2 0 120 0 –10 5 5 − 4 − 20 80 10 115 10 –20 7 15 − 3 − 21 63 20 108 20 – 30 10 25 − 2 − 20 40 30 98 30 –40 13 35 − 1 − 13 13 40 85 40 – 50 25 45 0 0 0 50 60 50 –60 42 55 1 42 42 60 18 60 –70 13 65 2 26 52 70 5 70 –80 5 75 3 15 45 80 0 80 –90 0 85 4 0 0 Total 120 9 335

bar(u) = (sumf_"i"u_"i")/"N" = 9/120 = 0.075

∴ bar(x) = 45 + 10(bar(u))

= 45 + 10(0.075)
= 45 + 0.75
= 45.75

Var(u) = sigma_u^2 = (sumf_"i"u_"i"^2)/"N" - (bar(u))^2

= 335/120 - (0.075)^2

= 2.7917 – 0.0056
= 2.7861
Var(X) = h2 x Var(u) = 100 × 2.7861 = 278.61
S.D. = sqrt(278.61)
= 16.6916
Maximum frequency 42 is of the class 50 – 60.
∴ Mode lies in the class 50 – 60.
∴ L = 50, f1 = 42, f0 = 25, f2 = 13, h = 10

∴ Mode = "L" + ("f"_1 - "f"_0)/(2"f"_1 - "f"_0 - "f"_2) xx "h"

= 50 + (42 - 25)/(2(42) - 25 - 13) xx 10

= 50 + 17/(84 - 38) xx 10

= 50 + 17/46 xx 10

= 50 + 3.6957
= 53.6957

∴ Skp = ("Mean"-"Mode")/"S.D."

= (45.75 - 53.6957)/(16.6916)

= (-7.9457)/(16.6916)

= – 0.4760

Concept: Measures of Skewness - Karl Pearson’S Coefficient of Skewness (Pearsonian Coefficient of Skewness)
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