The following table gives the number of branches and number of plants in the garden of a school. No. of branches (x): 2 3 4 5 6 No. of plants (f): 49 43 57 38 13

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Philoid · Accepted Answer

Let the assumed mean (A) = 4

No. of branches (x_i)	No. of plants (f_i)	u_i = x_i - A = x_i - 4	f_iu_i
2	49	-2	-98
3	43	-1	-43
4	57	0	0
5	38	1	38
6	13	2	26
	N = 200		∑f_iu_i = -77

Average number of branches per plant = A +

= 4 + =

= 3.62 (approx.)

The following table gives the number of branches and number of plants in the garden of a school.No. of branches (x):23456No. of plants (f):4943573813

The following table gives the number of branches and number of plants in the garden of a school.

No. of branches (x):

2

3

4

5

6

No. of plants (f):

49

43

57

38

13