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Introduction Understanding dispersion or variability in data is an important part of statistics. Dispersion tells us how much the data values differ from each other or from the average. Two broad ways of measuring dispersion are absolute measures and relative measures. Additionally, important tools like variance and coefficient of variation help in understanding the spread

Introduction In statistics, understanding how data is distributed and how two variables are related are important concepts. Two such tools used in data analysis are partition values and correlation. These concepts help in understanding data behavior and relationships in various fields like economics, business, psychology, and health sciences. a) Partition Values Definition: Partition values are

Introduction Matrix multiplication is an important operation in linear algebra and is widely used in business mathematics, economics, computer science, and physics. One interesting and important fact about matrix multiplication is that it is not commutative. This means that if you have two matrices A and B, then A × B ≠ B × A

Introduction In economics and business mathematics, the demand function shows the relationship between the price of a product and the quantity demanded. In this problem, we are asked to construct a demand function based on the sales behavior of a businessman. We are given how quantity sold changes with price and need to develop a

Introduction In financial mathematics, the concept of discounting is used to find the present value of future money. When the discounting is done continuously, it means that the money loses its value every instant in time rather than at specific intervals. This question is asking for the effective discount rate when the nominal rate of

Introduction This question is related to microeconomic concepts where cost and revenue functions are used to determine equilibrium output. In simple words, equilibrium output is the number of units where a firm achieves balance — i.e., when marginal cost (MC) equals marginal revenue (MR). If price is fixed, then marginal revenue is also fixed. In

Introduction In business mathematics and statistics, averages are used to find central values or representative figures from data. However, not all data points carry the same level of importance. That’s where the concept of a weighted average comes in. In this answer, we will explain what a weighted average is and when it is preferable

Introduction Statistics is a vital part of business mathematics and plays an essential role in various fields such as economics, business, social sciences, and more. In simple terms, statistics refers to the science of collecting, analyzing, presenting, and interpreting numerical data. It helps in making logical decisions based on data. What Do You Mean by

Introduction Understanding how to calculate mean, variance, and standard deviation is fundamental in statistics. These measures help summarize the distribution of data in terms of central tendency and spread. In this question, we are given a frequency distribution (presumably in tabular form) for the profits earned by 100 companies during 1987–88 and we have to