Statistics - Geometric Mean of Individual Series



When data is given on individual basis. Following is an example of individual series:

Items 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

In case of individual items, Geometric Mean is computed using following formula.

Formula

$G.M. = Antilog\ of\ \frac{\sum logx}{n} \\[7pt] \, = Antilog\ of\ \frac{logx_1+logx_2+...+logx_n}{n}$

Where −

  • ${G.M.}$ = Geometric Mean

  • ${x_1,x_2,x_3,...,x_n}$ = Different values of variable x.

  • ${n}$ = Number of variables

Example

Problem Statement:

Calculate Geometric Mean for the following individual data:

Items 14 36 45 70 105

Solution:

Based on the given data, we have:

${x}$ ${logx}$
14 1.1461
36 1.5563
45 1.6532
70 1.8450
105 2.0211
Total 8.2217

Based on the above mentioned formula, Geometric Mean $G.M.$ will be:

$G.M. = Antilog\ of\ \frac{\sum logx}{n} \\[7pt] \, = Antilog\ of\ \frac{8.2217}{5} \\[7pt] \, = Antilog\ of\ 1.6443 \\[7pt] \, = 44.09$

The Geometric Mean of the given numbers is 44.09.

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