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3 While calculating the mean and variance of 10 readings, a student wrongly used the reading 52 for the correct reading 25 . He obtained the mean and variance as 45 and 16, respectively. Find the correct mean and the variance.

Explanation

$$\begin{aligned} & \text { Given, } \quad n=10, \bar{x}=45 \text { and } \sigma^2=16 \\ & \therefore \quad \bar{x}=45 \Rightarrow \frac{\Sigma x_i}{n}=45 \\ & \Rightarrow \quad \frac{\Sigma x_i}{10}=45 \Rightarrow \Sigma x_i=450 \\ & \text { Corrected } \Sigma x_i=450-52+25=423 \\ \therefore\quad & \bar{x}=\frac{423}{10}=42.3 \\ & \sigma^2=\frac{\Sigma x_i^2}{n}-\left(\frac{\Sigma x_i}{n}\right)^2 \\ & 16=\frac{\Sigma x_i^2}{10}-(45)^2 \\ & \Sigma x_i^2=10(2025+16) \\ & \Sigma x_i^2=20410 \\ & \therefore \quad \text { Corrected } \Sigma x_i^2=20410-(52)^2+(25)^2=18331 \\ & \text { and } \quad \text { corrected } \sigma^2=\frac{18331}{10}-(42.3)^2=43.81 \end{aligned} $$

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MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

The mean deviation of the data $3,10,10,4,7,10,5$ from the mean is

A
2
B
2.57
C
3
D
3.75
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MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

Mean deviation for $n$ observations $x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_n$ from their mean $\bar{x}$ is given by

A
$\sum_\limits{i=1}^n\left(x_i-\bar{x}\right)$
B
$\frac{1}{n} \sum_\limits{i=1}^n\left|x_i-\bar{x}\right|$
C
$\sum_\limits{i=1}^n\left(x_i-\bar{x}\right)^2$
D
$\frac{1}{n} \sum_\limits{i=1}^n\left(x_i-\bar{x}\right)^2$
26
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

When tested, the lives (in hours) of 5 bulbs were noted as follows

$$\text { 1357, 1090, 1666, 1494, } 1623$$

The mean deviations (in hours) from their mean is

A
178
B
179
C
220
D
356
27
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

Following are the marks obtained by 9 students in a mathematics test

$$50,69,20,33,53,39,40,65,59$$

The mean deviation from the median is

A
9
B
10.5
C
12.67
D
14.76