Find the mean of the following data by all the three methods:
Class $50-70$ $70-90$ $90-110$ $110-130$ $130-150$ $150-170$
Frequency $10$ $18$ $7$ $6$ $5$ $4$

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(A) To find the mean,we first calculate the midpoint $(x_i)$ for each class interval.
Class Frequency $(f_i)$ Midpoint $(x_i)$ $d_i = x_i - A$ $u_i = \frac{x_i - A}{c}$ $f_i x_i$ $f_i d_i$ $f_i u_i$
$50-70$ $10$ $60$ $-20$ $-1$ $600$ $-200$ $-10$
$70-90$ $18$ $80 = A$ $0$ $0$ $1440$ $0$ $0$
$90-110$ $7$ $100$ $20$ $1$ $700$ $140$ $7$
$110-130$ $6$ $120$ $40$ $2$ $720$ $240$ $12$
$130-150$ $5$ $140$ $60$ $3$ $700$ $300$ $15$
$150-170$ $4$ $160$ $80$ $4$ $640$ $320$ $16$
Total $\Sigma f_i = 50$ - - - $\Sigma f_i x_i = 4800$ $\Sigma f_i d_i = 800$ $\Sigma f_i u_i = 40$

Here,$A = 80$ and $c = 20$.
$1$. Direct Method: $\bar{x} = \frac{\Sigma f_i x_i}{\Sigma f_i} = \frac{4800}{50} = 96$.
$2$. Assumed Mean Method: $\bar{x} = A + \frac{\Sigma f_i d_i}{\Sigma f_i} = 80 + \frac{800}{50} = 80 + 16 = 96$.
$3$. Step Deviation Method: $\bar{x} = A + \left( \frac{\Sigma f_i u_i}{\Sigma f_i} \right) \times c = 80 + \left( \frac{40}{50} \right) \times 20 = 80 + 16 = 96$.
Thus,the mean of the data is $96$.

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