With the help of following data, prove that the sum of the deviations of items about arithmetic mean is always equal to zero.
X : 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12.
X |
D (X- |
4 6 8 10 12 |
-4 -2 0 +2 +4 |
Σ X = 40 |
Σ D = 0 |
From the given data it has been proved that the sum of the deviations of items about the arithmetic mean is equal to zero. Symbolically