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Question
Find the coefficient of Variation of a sample which has mean equal to 25 and standard deviation of 5.
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Solution
Given, `bar"x"` = 25, σ = 5
C.V. = `sigma/"x" xx 100`
= `(5)/(25) xx 100`
= 20%
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