Statistics M-229

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Statistics
7. The mean of the data set comprising of 16 observations is
Arithmetic Mean, Geometric Mean, 16. If one of the observation valued 16 is deleted and three
TOPIC Ć Harmonic Mean, Median & Mode new observations valued 3, 4 and 5 are added to the data,
then the mean of the resultant data, is: [2015]
1. Consider the data on x taking the values 0, 2, 4, 8, ..., 2n with
frequencies nC0, nC1, nC2, ..., nCn respectively. If the mean of (a) 15.8 (b) 14.0 (c) 16.8 (d) 16.0
8. Let the sum of the first three terms of an A. P, be 39 and the
this data is 728 , then n is equal to ______. sum of its last four terms be 178. If the first term of this
2n A.P. is 10, then the median of the A.P. is :
[NA Sep. 06, 2020 (II)] [Online April 10, 2015]
2. The minimum value of 2sin x + 2cos x is : [Sep. 04, 2020 (II)] (a) 28 (b) 26.5 (c) 29.5 (d) 31
9. A factory is operating in two shifts, day and night, with 70
1 1
-1+ 1- and 30 workers respectively. If per day mean wage of the
(a) 2 (b) 2 -1+ 2 (c) 21- 2
2 (d) 2 2
day shift workers is ` 54 and per day mean wage of all the
3. If for some x Î R, the frequency distribution of the marks workers is ` 60, then per day mean wage of the night shift
obtained by 20 students in a test is : workers (in `) is : [Online April 10, 2015]
Marks 2 3 5 7 (a) 69 (b) 66 (c) 74 (d) 75
Frequency (x+1)2 2x – 5 x2 – 3x x 10. In a set of 2n distinct observations, each of the
observations below the median of all the observations is
then the mean of the marks is : [April 10, 2019 (I)]
increased by 5 and each of the remaining observations is
(a) 3.2 (b) 3.0 (c) 2.5 (d) 2.8 decreased by 3. Then the mean of the new set of
4. The mean and the median of the following ten numbers in observations: [Online April 9, 2014]
increasing order 10, 22, 26, 29, 34, x, 42, 67, 70, y are 42 and (a) increases by 1 (b) decreases by 1
y (c) decreases by 2 (d) increases by 2
35 respectively, then is equal to: [April. 09, 2019 (II)]
x
11. If the median and the range of four numbers
(a) 9/4 (b) 7/2 (c) 8/3 (d) 7/3 {x, y, 2x + y, x – y}, where 0 < y < x < 2y, are 10
5. The mean of a set of 30 observations is 75. If each other and 28 respectively, then the mean of the numbers is :
observation is multiplied by a non- ero number l and then [Online April 23, 2013]
each of them is decreased by 25, their mean remains the
(a) 18 (b) 10 (c) 5 (d) 14
same. The l is equal to [Online April 15, 2018]
12. The mean of a data set consisting of 20 observations is 40.
10 4 1 2 If one observation 53 was wrongly recorded as 33, then
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 3 3 3 the correct mean will be : [Online April 9, 2013]
6. The mean age of 25 teachers in a school is 40 years. A (a) 41 (b) 49 (c) 40.5 (d) 42.5
teacher retires at the age of 60 years and a new teacher is 13. The median of 100 observations grouped in classes of
appointed in his place. If now the mean age of the teachers equal width is 25. If the median class interval is 20 - 30 and
in this school is 39 years, then the age (in years) of the the number of observations less than 20 is 45, then the
newly appointed teacher is : [Online April 8, 2017] frequency of median class is [Online May 19, 2012]
(a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 40 (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 15 (d) 12

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14. The frequency distribution of daily working expenditure 21. The mean and variance of 7 observations are 8 and 16,
of families in a locality is as follows: respectively. If five observations are 2, 4, 10, 12, 14, then
Expenditure 0-50 50-100 100-150 150-200 200-250 the absolute difference of the remaining two observations
in `. (x ): is : [Sep. 05, 2020 (I)]
No. of 24 33 37 b 25 (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
families (f ): 22. If the mean and the standard deviation of the data 3, 5, 7, a,
b are 5 and 2 respectively, then a and b are the roots of the
If the mode of the distribution is ` 140, then the value of b equation : [Sep. 05, 2020 (II)]
is [Online May 7, 2012]
(a) 34 (b) 31 (c) 26 (d) 36 (a) x 2 - 10 x + 18 = 0 (b) 2 x 2 - 20 x + 19 = 0
15. The average marks of boys in class is 52 and that of girls is (c) x 2 - 10 x + 19 = 0 (d) x 2 - 20 x + 18 = 0
42. The average marks of boys and girls combined is 50. 23. The mean and variance of 8 observations are 10 and 13.5,
The percentage of boys in the class is [2007] respectively. If 6 of these observations are 5, 7, 10, 12, 14,
(a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 40 (d) 20 15, then the absolute difference of the remaining two
observations is : [Sep. 04, 2020 (I)]
16. Let x1 , x 2 , .............. xn be n observations such that (a) 9 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 7
å xi2 = 400 and å xi = 80. Then the possible value of n 24. If a variance of the following frequency distribution :
among the following is [2005] Class 10-20 20-30 30-40
(a) 15 (b) 18 (c) 9 (d) 12 Frequency 2 x 2
17. If in a frequency distribution, the mean and median are 21 is 50, then x is equal to _____________.
and 22 respectively, then its mode is approximately [2005] [NA Sep. 04, 2020 (II)]
(a) 22.0 (b) 20.5 (c) 25.5 (d) 24.0 25. For the frequency distribution :
18. The median of a set of 9 distinct observations is 20.5. If
each of the largest 4 observations of the set is increased Variate (x ) : x1 x2 x 1 …x 15
by 2, then the median of the new set [2003] Frequency (f ) : f1 f2 f 3 …f 15
(a) remains the same as that of the original set 15

(b) is increased by 2 where 0 < x1 < x2 < x3 < ... < x15 = 10 and å fi > 0, the
i =1
(c) is decreased by 2 standard deviation cannot be : [Sep. 03, 2020 (I)]
(d) is two times the original median.
(a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 6 (d) 2
19. In a class of 100 students there are 70 boys whose average
marks in a subect are 75. If the average marks of the 26. Let xi (1 £ i £ 10) be ten observations of a random variable X.
complete class is 72, then what is the average of the girls? 10 10

[2002] If å ( xi - p) = 3 and å ( x - p)
i= 1
i
2
= 9 where
i =1
(a) 73 (b) 65 (c) 68 (d) 74
0 ¹ p Î R, then the standard deviation of these
observations is : [Sep. 03, 2020 (II)]
Quartile, Measures of Dispersion,
Quartile Deviation, Mean 3 4 9 7
TOPIC n Deviation, Variance & Standard (a) (b) (c) (d)
5 5 10 10
Deviation, Coefficient of Variation
27. Let X = {x Î N : 1 £ x £ 17} and Y =+ {ax b : x Î X and
n n a, b Î R, a > 0}. If mean and variance of elements of Y
20. If å ( xi - a) = n and å ( xi - a)2 = na , (n, a > 1), then are 17 and 216 respectively then a + b is equal to :
i =1 i =1 [Sep. 02, 2020 (I)]
the standard deviation of n observations x1, x2, ..., xn is : (a) 7 (b) –7 (c) –27 (d) 9
[Sep. 06, 2020 (I)] 28. If the variance of the terms in an increasing A.P.,
(a) a – 1 (b) n a - 1 b1 , b2 , b3 , ....., b11 is 90, then the common difference of
(c) n(a - 1) (d) a -1 this A.P. is ___________. [NA Sep. 02, 2020 (II)]

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29. Let the observations xi(1 £ i £ 10) satisfy the equations, 39. If the sum of the deviations of 50 observations from 30 is
10 10 50, then the mean of these observations is :
å ( xi - 5) = 10 and å ( xi - 5)2 = 40. If m and l are the [Jan. 12, 2019 (I)]
i =1 i =1
mean and the variance of the observations, x1 – 3, x2 – 3, (a) 30 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 31
..., x10 – 3, then the ordered pair (m, l) is equal to: 40. The mean and the variance of five observations are 4 and
[Jan. 9, 2020 (I)] 5.20, respectively. If three of the observations are 3, 4 and
(a) (3, 3) (b) (6, 3) (c) (6, 6) (d) (3, 6) 4; then the absolute value of the difference of the other
30. The mean and the standard deviation (s.d.) of 10 two observations, is : [Jan. 12, 2019 (II)]
observations are 20 and 2 respectively. Each of these 10 (a) 7 (b) 5 (c) 1 (d) 3
observations is multiplied by p and then reduced by q, 41. The outcome of each of 30 items was observed; 10 items
where p ¹ 0 and q ¹ 0. If the new mean and new s.d.
1 1
become half of their original values, then q is equal to: gave an outcome - d each, 10 items gave outcome
[Jan. 8, 2020 (I)] 2 2
(a) –5 (b) 10 (c) –20 (d) –10 1
each and the remaining 10 items gave outcome + d each.
31. The mean and variance of 20 observations are found to 2
be 10 and 4, respectively. On rechecking, it was found 4
that an observation 9 was incorrect and the correct If the variance of this outcome data is then |d| equals :
3
observation was 11. Then the correct variance is:
[Jan. 8, 2020 (II)] [Jan. 11, 2019 (I)]
(a) 3.99 (b) 4.01 (c) 4.02 (d) 3.98 2 5
(a) (b) 2 (c) (d) 2
32. If the variance of the first n natural numbers is 10 and the 3 2
variance of the first m even natural numbers is 16, then 42. A data consists of n observations:
m + n is equal to ¾¾¾. [NA Jan. 7, 2020 (I)]
n n
33. If the mean and variance of eight numbers 3, 7, 9, 12, 13,
20, x and y be 10 and 25 respectively, then x × y is equal to
x1, x2, ...., xn. If å ( xi + 1)2 = 9n and å ( xi - 1) 2 = 5n
i =1 i =1
_________. [NA Jan. 7, 2020 (II)]
then the standard deviation of this data is:
34. If the data x1, x2, ……, x10 is such that the mean of first four
[Jan. 09, 2019 (II)]
of these is 11, the mean of the remaining six is 16 and the
sum of squares of all of these is 2,000 ; then the standard (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 5 (d) 7
deviation of this data is : [April 12, 2019 (I)]
43. The mean of five observations is 5 and their variance is
(a) 2 2 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 2 9.20. If three of the given five observations are 1, 3 and 8,
then a ratio of other two observations is:
35. If both the mean and the standard deviation of 50
observations x1, x2, ….. , x50 are equal to 16, then the mean [Jan. 10, 2019 (I)]
of (x1 – 4)2, (x2 – 4)2, …, (x50 – 4)2 is : [April 10, 2019 (II)] (a) 10 : 3 (b) 4 : 9 (c) 5 : 8 (d) 6 : 7
(a) 400 (b) 380 (c) 525 (d) 480 44. If mean and standard deviation of 5 observations
x1, x2, x3, x4, x5 are 10 and 3, respectively, then the variance
36. If the standard deviation of the numbers –1, 0, 1, k is 5
of 6 observations x1, x2, ..., x5 and – 50 is equal to:
where k > 0, then k is equal to: [April 09, 2019 (I)]
[Jan. 10, 2019 (II)]
5
(a) 2 6 (b) 2 10 (c) 4 (d) 6 (a) 509.5 (b) 586.5 (c) 582.5 (d) 507.5
3 3
45. 5 students of a class have an average height 150 cm and
37. The mean and variance of seven observations are 8 and
variance 18 cm2. A new student, whose height is 156 cm,
16, respectively. If 5 of the observations are 2, 4, 10, 12, 14,
then the product of the remaining two observations is : oined them. The variance (in cm2) of the height of these
six students is: [Jan. 9, 2019 (I)]
[April 08, 2019 (I)]
(a) 45 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 40 (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) 20 (d) 18
38. A student scores the following marks in five tests: 45, 54, 46. The mean and the standard deviation (s.d.) of five
41, 57, 43. His score is not known for the sixth test. If the observations are 9 and 0, respectively.
mean score is 48 in the six tests, then the standard If one of the observations is changed such that the mean
deviation of the marks in six tests is : [April. 08, 2019 (II)] of the new set of five observations becomes 10, then their
10 100 10 100 s.d. is? [Online April 16, 2018]
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) 0 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
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47. If the mean of the data : 7, 8, 9, 7, 8, 7, l, 8 is 8, then the 55. Let X and M.D. be the mean and the mean deviation about
variance of this data is [Online April 15, 2018]
X of n observations xi, i = 1, 2, ........, n. If each of the
9 7 observations is increased by 5, then the new mean and
(a) (b) 2 (c) (d) 1 the mean deviation about the new mean, respectively, are:
8 8
[Online April 12, 2014]
9 9 (a) X, M.D. (b) X + 5, M.D.
48. If å (xi - 5) = 9 and å (xi - 5)2 = 45 , then the standard
i =1 i=1 (c) X, M.D. + 5 (d) X + 5, M.D. + 5
deviation of the 9 items x1, x2, ..., x9 is : [2018] 56. All the students of a class performed poorly in
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 9 Mathematics. The teacher decided to give grace marks of
10 to each of the students. Which of the following statistical
49. The sum of 100 observations and the sum of their squares measures will not change even after the grace marks were
are 400 and 2475, respectively. Later on, three observations, given ? [2013]
3, 4 and 5, were found to be incorrect. If the incorrect (a) mean (b) median (c) mode (d) variance
observations are omitted, then the variance of the remaining 57. In a set of 2n observations, half of them are equal to 'a' and
observations is : [Online April 9, 2017] the remaining half are equal to ' –a'. If the standard deviation
(a) 8.25 (b) 8.50 (c) 8.00 (d) 9.00 of all the observations is 2 ; then the value of | a | is :
[Online April 25, 2013]
50. If the standard deviation of the numbers 2, 3, a and 11 is
3.5, then which of the following is true? [2016] (a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 2 2
58. Mean of 5 observations is 7. If four of these observations
(a) 3a2 – 34a + 91 = 0 (b) 3a2 – 23a + 44 = 0
are 6, 7, 8, 10 and one is missing then the variance of all the
(c) 3a2 – 26a + 55 = 0 (d) 3a2 – 32a + 84 = 0 five observations is : [Online April 22, 2013]
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 2
51. The mean of 5 observations is 5 and their variance is 124.
If three of the observations are 1, 2 and 6; then the mean 59. Let x1 , x2,...., xn be n observations, and let x be their
deviation from the mean of the data is : arithmetic mean and s2 be the variance.
Statement-1 : Variance of 2x1, 2x2, ..., 2xn is 4s2.
[Online April 10, 2016]
Statement-2 : Arithmetic mean 2x1, 2x2, ..., 2xn is 4 x .
(a) 2.5 (b) 2.6 (c) 2.8 (d) 2.4 [2012]
52. If the mean deviation of the numbers 1, 1 + d, ..., 1 + 100d (a) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true.
from their mean is 255, then a value of d is : (b) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true; statement-2 is
a correct explanation for Statement-1.
[Online April 9, 2016]
(c) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true; statement-2 is
(a) 10.1 (b) 5.05 (c) 20.2 (d) 10 not a correct explanation for Statement-1.
53. The variance of first 50 even natural numbers is [2014] (d) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
60. Statement 1: The variance of first n odd natural numbers
437 833
(a) 437 (b)
4
(c)
4
(d) 833 n2 - 1
is
3
54. Let x , M and s2 be respectively the mean, mode and
Statement 2: The sum of first n odd natural number is n2
variance of n observations x1, x2, ...., xn and di = – xi – a ,
and the sum of square of first n odd natural numbers is
i = 1, 2, ...., n, where a is any number.
Statement I: Variance of d1, d2,... dn is s2. (
n 4n2 + 1 ). [Online May 26, 2012]
3
Statement II: Mean and mode of d1, d2, .... dn are - x - a
(a) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false.
and – M – a, respectively. [Online April 19, 2014]
(b) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true; Statement 2 is
(a) Statement I and Statement II are both false not a correct explanation for Statement 1.
(b) Statement I and Statement II are both true (c) Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true.
(c) Statement I is true and Statement II is false (d) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 is
a correct explanation for Statement 1.
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61. If the mean of 4, 7, 2, 8, 6 and a is 7, then the mean deviation (c) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true.
from the median of these observations is (d) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true. Statement-2 is
[Online May 12, 2012] a correct explanation for Statement-1.
(a) 8 (b) 5 (c) 1 (d) 3 67. The mean of the numbers a, b, 8, 5, 10 is 6 and the variance
62. A scientist is weighing each of 30 fishes. Their mean weight is 6.80. Then which one of the following gives possible
worked out is 30 gm and a standarion deviation of 2 gm. values of a and b? [2008]
Later, it was found that the measuring scale was misaligned (a) a = 0, b = 7 (b) a = 5, b = 2
and always under reported every fish weight by 2 gm. The (c) a = 1, b = 6 (d) a = 3, b = 4
correct mean and standard deviation (in gm) of fishes are
respectively : [2011RS] 68. Suppose a population A has 100 observations 101, 102,
............., 200 and another population B has 100 obsevrations
(a) 32, 2 (b) 32, 4 (c) 28, 2 (d) 28, 4 151, 152, ................ 250. If VA and VB represent the variances
63. If the mean deviation about the median of the numbers a,
2a,.......,50a is 50, then | a | equals [2011] VA
of the two populations, respectively then is [2006]
VB
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
64. For two data sets, each of si e 5, the variances are given to
9 4 2
be 4 and 5 and the corresponding means are given to be 2 (a) 1 (b) (c) (d)
4 9 3
and 4, respectively. The variance of the combined data set
is [2010] 69. In a series of 2 n observations, half of them equal a and
remaining half equal –a. If the standard deviation of the
11 13 5 observations is 2, then |a| equals. [2004]
(a) (b) 6 (c) (d)
2 2 2
2 1
65. If the mean deviation of the numbers 1, 1 + d, (a) (b) 2 (c) 2 (d)
n n
1 + 2d, .... 1 + 100d from their mean is 255, then d is equal to:
70. Consider the following statements :
[2009]
(A) Mode can be computed from histogram
(a) 20.0 (b) 10.1 (c) 20.2 (d) 10.0
(B) Median is not independent of change of scale
66. Statement-1 : The variance of first n even natural numbers
(C) Variance is independent of change of origin and scale.
n2 –1 Which of these is / are correct ? [2004]
is .
4 (a) (A), (B) and (C) (b) Only (B)
Statement-2 : The sum of first n natural numbers is (c) Only (A) and (B) (d) Only (A)
n(n + 1) 71. In an experiment with 15 observations on x, the following
and the sum of squares of first n natural numbers results were available:
2
Sx 2 = 2830, Sx = 170
is n (n + 1)(2n + 1) . [2009]
6 One observation that was 20 was found to be wrong and
(a) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true. Statement-2 is was replaced by the correct value 30. The corrected
not a correct explanation for Statement-1. variance is [2003]
(b) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false. (a) 8.33 (b) 78.00 (c) 188.66 (d) 177.33

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1. (6.00) 5. (b) As mean is a linear operation, so if each observation

is multiplied by l and decreased by 25 then the mean
Sxi f i 0 × n C0 + 2 × n C1 + 2 2 × n C2 + ... + 2 n × n Cn becomes 75 l – 25.
Mean = =
Sf i n
C0 + n C1 + .... + n Cn According to the question,
To find sum of numerator consider 4
75 l – 25 = 75 Þ l = .
3
(1 + x)n = nC0 + n C1 x + nC2 x 2 + ... + nCn x n ...(i)

Put x = 2 Þ 3n - 1 = 2 × n C1 + 22 × nC2 + .... + 2 n × nCn x1 + x2 + ....... + x25

6. (c) Let; = x = 40
25
To find sum of denominator, put x = 1 in (i) , we get
Þ x1 + x2 + .......... + x25 = 1000
2n = n C0 + n C1 + ..... + n Cn \ x2 + x2 + .......... + x25 – 60 + A = 39 ´ 25
Let A be the age of new teacher.
3n - 1 728 Þ 1000 – 60 + A = 975
\ = Þ 3n = 729 Þ n = 6
2n 2n Þ A = 975 – 940 = 35
1 7. (b) Sum of 16 observations = 16 × 16 = 256
2sin x + 2cos x
2. (d) ³ (2sin x + cos x ) 2 (Q AM ³ GM) Sum of resultant 18 observations
2
= 256 – 16 + (3 + 4+5) = 252
sin x + cos x 252
Þ 2sin x + 2cos x ³ 2 × 2 2 Mean of observations = = 14
18
Since, -2 £ sin x + cos x £ 2 8. (c) a1 + a2 + a3 = 39
Þ a1 + (a1 + d) + (a1 + 2d) = 39
sin x + cos x -
1
Þ 3a1 + 3d = 39 [Q a1 = 10]
\ Minimum value of 2 2 =2 2
Þ d=3
1
1- Sum of last four term = 178
Þ 2sin x + 2cos x ³ 2 2 .
178
3. (d) Number of students are, Their mean = = 44.5
4
(x + 1)2 + (2x – 5) + (x2 – 3x) + x = 20 an = 44.5 + 1.5 + 3 = 49
Þ 2x2 + 2x – 4 = 20 Þ x2 + x – 12 = 0
10 + 49 59
Þ (x + 4) (x – 3) = 0 Þ x = 3 Median = = = 29.5
2 2
Marks 2 3 5 7 9. (c) Let average wage of Night shift worker is x
\ No. of students 16 1 0 3 70 × 54 + 30 × x = 60 × 100
x = 74
32+3+21 56 10. (a) There are 2n observations x1, x2, ..., x2n
Average marks = = = 2.8
20 20 2n
x
4. (d) Ten numbers in increasing order are So, mean = å 2ni
10, 22, 26, 29, 34, x, 42, 67, 70, y i =1
Let these observations be divided into two parts
Mean =
å xi = x + y + 300 = 42 Þ x + y = 120 x1, x2, ..., xn and xn+1, ..., x2n
n 10 Each in 1st part 5 is added, so total of first part is
T5 + T6 34 + x n
Median =
2
= 35 =
2
Þ x = 36 and y = 84 å xi + 5n.
i= 1
y 84 7 In second part 3 is subtracted from each
Hence, = =
x 36 3

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2n 14. (d) Frequency distribution is given as

So, total of second part is å xi - 3n
Expenditure No. of families (f )
i = n +1
Total of 2n terms are 0-50 24
n 2n 2n 50-100 33
å xi + 5n + å xi - 3n = å xi + 2n 100-150 37
i =1 i = n +1 i =1
150-200 b
2n
x + 2n 2n
x
Mean = å i = å i +1 200-250 25
i =1
2 n i =1
2 n
So, it increase by 1. Clearly, modal class is 100-150, as the maximum
frequency occurs in this class.
11. (d) Since 0 < y < x < 2y
Given, Mode = 140
x x We have
\ y> Þ x- y <
2 2 f 0 - f –1
Mode = l + ´i
\ x – y < y < x < 2x + y 2 f 0 - f –1 - f1
y+x where
Hence median = = 10 l = 100, f0 = 37, f–1 = 33, f1 = b
2 i = 50
Þ x + y = 20 ...(i) Thus, we get
And range = (2x + y) – (x – y) = x + 2y é 37 - 33 ù
But range = 28 140 = 100 + ê ú ´ 50
\ x + 2y = 28 ...(ii) ë 2 ( 37 ) - 33 - b û
From equations (i) and (ii), é 4 ù 200
= 100 + ê ú ´ 50 = 100 +
x = 12, y = 8 ë 74 - 33 - b û 41 - b
( x - y ) + y + x + (2 x + y ) 4 x + y Þ 5740 = 4300 + 40b Þ b = 36
\ Mean = =
4 4 15. (a) Let the number of boys be x and girls be y.
y 8 Þ 52x + 42y = 50(x + y)
= x+ = 12 + = 14 Þ 52x – 50x = 50y – 42y
4 4
x 4 x 4
20 ´ 40 - 33 + 55 Þ 2x = 8y Þ = Þ =
12. (a) Correct mean = = 41.1 y 1 x+ y 5
20
Nearest option : (a) 41 x
\ Required % of boys = ´ 100
13. (a) Median is given as x+ y
4
N = ´ 100 = 80 %
-F 5
M = l+ 2 ´C 16. (b) We know that for positive real numbers x1, x2, ...., xn,
f A.M. of kth powers of xi ³ kth the power of A.M. of xi
where 2
å x12 ³ æç å x1 ö÷
2
l = lower limit of the median - class 400 æ 80 ö
Þ Þ ³ç ÷
f = frequency of the median class n n ø n è nø
è
N = total frequency
F = cumulative frequency of the class ust before the Þ n ³ 16 . So only possible value for
median class n = 18
C = length of median class 17. (d) We know that Mode = 3 Median – 2Mean
Now, given, M = 25, N = 100, F = 45, 3 × 22 – 2 × 21 = 66 – 42 = 24
C = 20 – 30 = 10, l = 20. th
æ 9 +1ö th
\ By using formula, we have 18. (a) n = 9 then median term = ç ÷ = 5 term. That
è 2 ø
50 – 45
25 = 20 + ´ 10 means four observation followed by it. If last four
f observations are increased by 2. The median is 5th
50 50 observation which is remaining unchanged.
25 – 20 = Þ5= Þ f = 10 \ There will be no change in median.
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19. (b) Total student = 100 Þ x + y = 80 - 63

Total marks of 70 boys = 75 ´ 70 = 5250
Þ x + y = 17 ...(i)
Þ Total marks of girls = 7200 – 5250 = 1950
Number of girls = 100 – 70 = 30 Q var( x ) = 13.5
1950 25 + 49 + 100 + 144 + 196 + 225 + x 2 + y 2
Average of girls = = 65
30 = - (10)2
8
20. (d) Standard deviation
2 Þ x 2 + y 2 = 169 ...(ii)
n æ ö n
å ( xi - a) ç å ( xi - a) ÷
2 From (i) and (ii) we get
(x, y) = (12, 5) or (5, 12)
= i =1 - ç i =1 ÷
n ç n ÷ [Q n, a > 1] So, | x – y | = 7.
ç ÷ 24. (4)
è ø
xi 15 25 35
2
na æ n ö fi 2 x 2
= - ç ÷ = a -1
n è nø
Sf i xi 30 + 70 + 25 x
x= = = 25
21. (c) Let two remaining observations are x1, x2. Sfi 4+ x
2 + 4 + 10 + 12 + 14 + x1 + x2
So, x = = 8 (given) Sfi xi2
7 s2 = - ( x )2
S fi
Þ x1 + y1 = 14 ...(i)
450 + 625 x + 2450
2 Þ 50 = - 625
æ Sx ö Sxi2 4+ x
Now, s = - ç i ÷ = 16 (given)
2
N è N ø 2900 + 625 x
Þ 675 = Þ 50 x = 200
4 + 16 + 100 + 144 + 196 + x12 + x22 4+ x
= - 64 = 16
7 \x = 4
25. (c) If variate varries from a to b then variance
Þ 460 + x12 + x22 = (16 + 64) ´ 7
2
æ b - aö
Þ x12 + x22 = 100 var ( x) £ ç
è 2 ÷ø
...(ii)

Q ( x + y)2 = x 2 + y 2 + 2 xy Þ xy = 48 ...(iii) 2
æ 10 - 0 ö
Þ var ( x) < ç
Q ( x - y)2 = ( x + y )2 - 4 xy = 196 - 192 = 4 è 2 ÷ø

Þ x- y =2 Þ |x- y| =2 Þ var ( x) < 25

Þ standard deviation < 5
3+ 5+ 7 + a + b It is clear that standard deviation cann't be 6.
22. (c) Mean = = 5 Þ a + b = 10
5
2
32 + 52 + 72 + a 2 + b2 10 æ 10 ö
Variance = - (5)2 = 4
5 å ( xi - p) ç
2
ç i =1
å( xi - p) ÷
÷
i =1
Þ a 2 + b2 = 62 26. (c) S.D. = -ç ÷
Þ (a + b)2 - 2ab = 62
10 ç 10 ÷
ç ÷
çè ÷ø
Þ ab = 19
Hence, a and b are the roots of the equation,
x2 – 10x + 19 = 0. 9 æ 3ö 9
2

23. (d) Let the two remaining observations be x and y. = -ç ÷ = .

10 è 10 ø 10
5 + 7 + 10 + 12 + 14 + 15 + x + y
Qx = 1 + 2 + 3 + .... + 17 17 ´ 18
8 27. (b) Q x = = =9
17 17 ´ 2
63 + x + y
Þ 10 =
8 a(1 + 2 + 3 + ..... + 17)
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a × (17 ×18) 30. (c) Let x and s be the mean and standard deviations of
Þ + b = 17 Þ 9a + b = 17 ...(i)
17 × 2 given observations.
If each observation is multiplied with p and then q is
Sx 2
Var (x) = sA2 = - ( x )2 subtracted.
n
New mean ( x1) = px - q
1 + 2 + .... + 17
2 2 2
Þ 10 = p(20) – q ...(i)
= - (9)2
17 and new standard deviations s1 = |p| s
17 × 18 × 35 1 1
- ( 9) = 105 - 81 = 24
2
= Þ 1 = |p| (2) Þ |p| = Þ p=±
6 ×17 2 2
Var (y) = a2 Var (x) = a 2 × 24 = 216 1
If p = , then q = 0 (from equation (i))
2
216
a =
2
= 9Þ a = 3 1
24 If p = – , then q = – 20
2
\ From (i), b = 17 - 9a = 17 - 27 = -10
31. (a) Let x1, x2, ....., x20 be 20 observations, then
\ a + b = 3 + ( -10) = -7
x1 + x2 + ..... + x20
28. (3) Mean = = 10
20
2
æ 11 ö
11 20
å bi2
ç å bi ÷ å xi
Variance = i =1
- ç i =1 ÷ Þ i =1 = 10 ...(i)
11 ç 11 ÷ 20
ç ÷
è ø
Sxi2
Let common difference of A.P. be d Variance = - ( x )2
n
2
10 æ 10 ö Sxi2
å (b1 + rd ) ç å (b1 + rd ) ÷
2
Þ
20
- 100 = 4 ...(ii)
= r =0 - ç r =0 ÷
11 ç 11 ÷ Sxi2 = 104 × 20 = 2080
ç ÷
è ø 200 - 9 + 11 202
Actual mean = =
20 20
æ 10 ´ 11ö æ 10 ´ 11 ´ 21ö
11b12 + 2b1d ç + d2 ç
è 2 ÷ø ÷ø 2
è 6 2080 - 81 + 121 æ 202 ö
= Variance = -ç ÷
11 20 è 20 ø
2 2120
æ 10 ´ 11 ö = - (10.1)2 = 106 - 102.01 = 3.99
11b + d
ç 1 2 ÷ 20
-ç ÷
11 32. (18)Var (1, 2, ....., n) = 10
ç ÷
è ø 2
12 + 22 + ..... + n 2 æ 1 + 2 + ..... + n ö
Þ -ç ÷ = 10
= (b12 + 10b1d + 35d 2 ) - (b1 + 5d ) 2 = 10d 2 n è n ø
2
Q Variance = 90 (Given) (n + 1)(2n + 1) æ n + 1 ö
Þ -ç ÷ = 10
Þ 10d 2 = 90 Þ d = 3. 6 è 2 ø
Þ n2 – 1 = 120 Þ n = 11
S( xi - 5) Var (2, 4, 6, ....., 2m) = 16 Þ Var (1, 2, ....., m) = 4
29. (a) Mean of the observation (xi – 5) = =1
10 Þ m2 – 1 = 48 Þ m = 7
\ l = {Mean (xi – 5)} + 2 = 3 Þ m + n =18
3 + 7 + 9 + 12 + 13 + 20 + x + y
Variance of the observation 33. (52)Mean = x = = 10
8
S( xi - 5) 2 S ( xi - 5) Þ x + y = 16 ...(i)
m = var (xi – 5) = - =3
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S ( xi )2 12k 2
Variance = s2 = - ( x )2 = 25 +2
8 Þ 16 =5 Þk =2 6
2 2
4
9 + 49 + 81+144 +169 + 400 + x + y
s2 = - 100 = 25
8 37. (c) Let the remaining numbers are a and b.

Þ x2 + y2 = 148 ...(ii)
Mean ( x ) =
å xi = 2 + 4 + 10 + 12 + 14 + a + b =8
From eqn. (i), (x + y)2 = (16)2 N 7
Þ x2 + y2 + 2xy = 256
Using eqn. (ii), 148 + 2xy = 256 Þ a + b = 14 ...(i)
Þ xy = 52
34. (b) According to the question, Variance (s2) = å xi2 - ( x )2 = 16
N
x1 + x2 + x3 + x4
= 11 Þ x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 = 44
4
x5 + x6 + ... + x10 22 + 42 + 102 + 122 + 142 + a 2 + b2
= 16 Þ x5 + x6 + ... +x10 = 96 Þ – (8)2 = 16
6 7
and x12 + x22 + ...x10
2
= 2000 Þ a2 + b2 = 100 ...(ii)

Q standard deviation, s2 = å xi2 - ( x )2 From (i) and (ii), (14 – b)2 + b2 = 100
N Þ196 + b2 – 28b + b2 = 100
2 Þb2 – 14b + 48 = 0
2000 æ 44 + 96 ö
- Þs=2 Þb = 6, 8
10 çè 10 ÷ø
= =4
\ a = 8, 6.
35. (a) Given, mean and standard deviation are equal to 16.
\ (a, b) = (6, 8) or (8, 6)
x1 + x2 + ....x50
\ = 16 Hence, the product of the remaining two observations
50
= ab = 48
x12 + x22 ... x50
2
38. (a) Q Mean score = 48
and 162 = - 162
50 Let unknown score be x,
Þ 2 (16)2 50 = x12 + x22 + ....x50
2 41 + 45 + 54 + 57 + 43 + x
\ x= = 48
6
( x1 - 4) 2 + ( x2 - 4) 2 + ...( x50 - 4) 2 Þ x + 240 = 288 Þ x = 48
Required mean =
50
2 1 2 2 2
Now, s = [(48 - 41) + (48 - 45) + (48 - 54)
x 2 + x22 + ... + x50
2
+ 50 ´16 - 8( x1 + x2 + ... + x50 ) 6
= 1
50 + (48 – 57)2 + (48 – 43)2 + (48 – 48)2

162 (100) + (50) - 8(16 ´ 50) 1 200 100

= = 400 = (49 + 9 + 36 + 81 + 25) = =
50 6 6 3
10
k s=
36. (a) Mean of given observation = 3
4
Q Standard deviation = 5 50

\ s2 = 5 39. (d) Given, å ( xi - 30) = 50

i =1
1 2 2
Þ s = S( xi - x ) 50
n å xi - 50(30) = 50
2 2 2 2 i =1
æ k ö æ k ö æ k ö æ 3k ö
ç + 1÷ + ç ÷ + ç - 1 ÷ + ç ÷ 50
4 ø è4ø è4 ø è 4 ø
=è =5 Þ å xi = 1550
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Mean, x =
å xi n
Here, A = å xi and B = å xi
2
n

50 i =1 i =1

1550 n
=
50
= 31 Q å ( xi + 1)2 = 9n
i =1
40. (a) Let two observations be x1 and x2, then
Þ A + n + 2B = 9n Þ A + 2B = 8n ...(ii)
x1 + x2 + 3 + 4 + 4 n
=4
5 Q å ( xi - 1)2 = 5n
i =1
Þ x1 + x2 = 9 ...(i)
Þ A + n – 2B = 5n Þ A – 2B = 4n ...(iii)
Variance =
å xi2 - ( x ) 2 From (ii) and (iii),
N A = 6n, B = n
9 + 16 + 16 + x12 + x22 1 1
(5 × 20) = - 16 Þ s2 = ´ 6n - 2 ´ n 2 = 6 - 1 = 5
5 n n
26 = 41 + x12 + x22 - 80 Þs= 5

x12 + x22 = 65 ...(ii) 43. (b) Since mean of x1, x2, x3, x4 and x5 is 5
Þ x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 + x5 = 25
From (i) and (ii);
Þ 1 + 3 + 8 + x4 + x5 = 25
x1 = 8, x2 = 1
Þ x4 + x5 = 13 ...(i)
Hence, the required value of the difference of other two
5
observations = |x1 – x2| = 7
å xi2 5

æ1 ö æ1 ö 1 1 Q i =1
- (5) 2 = 9.2 Þ å xi2 = 5(25 + 9.2)
41. (d) Outcomes are ç - d ÷ , ç - d ÷ , 0..., 10 times, , , i =1
è2 ø è2 ø 2 2 5

1 1 = 125 + 46 = 171
..., 10 times, + d , + d , ..., 10 times
2 2 Þ (1)2 + (3)2 + (8)2 + x42 + x52 = 171
1 æ1 ö 1 Þ x42 + x52 = 97
Mean = ç ´ 30÷ø = ...(ii)
30 è 2 2
Þ (x4 + x5)2 – 2x4 x5 = 97
Variance of the outcomes is,
Þ 2x4 x5 = 132 – 97 = 72 Þ x4x5 = 36 ...(iii)
1
s2 = S xi2 - ( x )2 4 9
30 (i) and (iii) Þ x4 : x5 = or
9 4
1 éæ 1 ù 1
2 2 2
ö æ 1ö æ1 ö
= êç - d ÷ ´ 10 + ç ÷ ´ 10 + ç + d ÷ ´ 10ú -
è
30 êë 2 ø è 2 ø è 2 ø úû 4
5
å xi 5 6

4 1 é 1 ù 1 44. (d) Q x = i=1 Þ å xi = 10 ´ 5 = 50 Þ å xi = 50 – 50 = 0

Þ 30 ´ + 20d 2 ú - i =1 i =1
3 30 êë
= 5
4 û 4
4 1 2 2 1 5
Þ = + d - å xi2
3 4 3 4 2
i =1
- (10) 2 = 3 = 9
Þ d 2 = 2 Þ |d| = 2 5
42. (b) Variance is given by, 5

1 n æ1 n ö
2 Þ å xi2 = 545
s2 = å x2 - å x
n i =1 i çè n i=1 i ÷ø
i =1

Then,
6 5
1 1
s2 =
n
A - 2 B2
n
...(i) Þ å xi2 = å xi2 + (-50)2
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= 545 + (–50)2 = 3045 9

6 æ 6 ö
2 Also, å (x i - 5)2 = 45
å xi2 ç å xi ÷ 3045
i=1

Variance =
i =1
- ç i =1 ÷ = - 0 = 507.5 9 9
ç 6 ÷
6
ç ÷
6 Þ å x i2 - 10å xi + 9(25) = 45 ...(ii)
è ø i =1 i =1
From (i) and (ii) we get,
Sx 2
45. (c) Q Variance = s = i - ( x )2
2
9
N
å x i2 = 360
i =1

S xi2
å xi 2 - æ å x i ö
2
Þ 18 = - (150)2
5 Since, variance = ç 9 ÷
9 è ø
Þ S xi2= 90 + 112590 = 112590
Then, variance of the height of six students 360 æ 54 ö
2
= - ç ÷ = 40 – 36 = 4
2
112590 + (156) æ 750 + 156 ö
2
9 è9ø
V' = -ç ÷ø
6 è 6 \ Standard deviation = Variance = 2
= 22821 – 22801 = 20
100 100
46. (c) Here mean = x = 9 49. (d) å x i = 400 å x i2 = 2475
i =1 i =1
S xi
Þ x= =9 2
n
Þ S xi = 9 × 5 = 45 2
Variance = s =
å xi2 - æç å x i ö÷
N ç N ÷
Now, standard deviation = 0 è ø
\ all the five terms are same i.e.; 9. 2
2475 æ 388 ö
Now for changed observation -
97 çè 97 ÷ø
=
36 + x5
xnew = = 10
5 2425 - 1552 873
Þ x5 = 14 = = =9
97 97
S ( xi - xnew ) 2 2 + 3 + a + 11 a
\ snew = 50. (d) x = = +4
n 4 4

4(9 - 10)2 + (14 - 10)2 x i2

( )
2
=
5
=2 s= å n
- x

7+8+9+ 7+8+7 +l +8
47. (d) x = =8 4 + 9 + a 2 +121 æ a ö
2
8 Þ 3.5 = - ç + 4÷
54 + l 4 è4 ø
Þ = 8 Þ l = 10
8 49 4(134 + a 2 ) - ( a 2 + 256 + 32 a)
Now variance = s2 Þ =
4 16
(7 - 8) 2 + (8 - 8) 2 + (9 - 8) 2 + (7 - 8) 2 + (8 - 8) 2 Þ 3a 2 - 32a + 84 = 0
+ (7 - 8) 2 + (10 - 8) 2 + (8 - 8) 2 51. (c) n = 5
=
8
x =5
1 + 0 + 1+1 + 0 + 1+ 4 + 0 8 variance = 124
Þ s2 = = =1
8 8 x1 = 1, x2 = 2, x3 = 6
Hence, the variance is 1. x =5
9 9
x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 +x5
48. (b) Given å (x i - 5) = 9 Þ å xi = 54 ...(i) 5
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Þ x4 + x5 + 9 = 25 é x1 + x2 + x3 + .... + xn ù na
Þ x4 + x5 = 16 = -ê ú - n = -x - a
Þ x4 + x5 + 10 – 10 = 16 ë n û
Þ (x4 – 5) + (x5 – 5) = 16 – 10 Since, di = – xi – a and we multiply or subtract each
Þ (x4 – 5) + (x5 – 5) = 6 observation by any number the mode remains the same.
Hence mode of –xi – a i.e. di and xi are same.
S | xi - x | Now variance of d1, d2,...., dn
Mean deviation =
N
1 n
= |x1 – 5| + |x2 – 5| + |x3 – 5| +
| x4 - 5 | + | x5 - 5 | = å [di - ( - x - a)]2
n i =1
5
4 + 3 + 1 + 6 14 1 n
=
5
=
5
= 2.8 = å [ - xi - a + x + a]2
n i =1
1
(a) x = 1 n 1 n
( - xi + x ) 2 = å ( x - xi ) = s2
[1 + (1 + d) + (1 + 2d)] ..... (1 + 100d)]
å
52. 2
101 =
n i =1 n i =1
1 101
= ´ [1 + (1 + 100d)] = 1 + 50d 55. (b) Let xi be n observations, i = 1, 2, ...n
101 2
mean deviation from mean Let X be the mean and M.D be the mean deviation

1 about X .
= [|1 – (1 + 50d) | + | (1 + d) – (1 + 50d) |.....| If each observation is increased by 5 then new mean will
101
[1 + 100d] – (1 + 50d)|] be X + 5 and new M.D. about new mean will be M.D.
2|d | æ n
xi ö
= (1 + 2 + 3..... + 50) çQ Mean = å ÷
101 è i =1
nø
2 | d | 50 ´ 51 2550 56. (d) If initially all marks were xi then
= ´ = |d|
101 2 101 å ( xi - x )2
i
s12 =
2550 N
= | d | = 225 Þ| d | = 10.1 Now each is increased by 10
101
å ( xi - x )
2
53. (d) First 50 even natural numbers are 2, 4 , 6 ....., 100 å [( xi +10) -( x +10) ]2
s12 = i
= i
= s12
Variance =
å xi2 - ( x) 2 N N
N Hence, variance will not change even after the grace marks
2 were given.
2 + 4 2 + ... + 100 2 - æ 2 + 4 + ... + 100 ö
2
Þ s2 = çè ÷ø 57. (a) Clearly mean A = 0
50 50
4(12 + 22 + 32 + .... + 50 2 ) S( x - A)2
= - (51)2 Now, standard deviation s =
50 2n
æ 50 ´ 51 ´ 101ö
= 4ç - (51)2
è 50 ´ 6 ÷ø (a - 0) 2 + ( a - 0) 2 + ...... + (0 - a) 2 + ......
2=
= 3434 – 2601 Þ s2 = 833 2n
x1 + x2 + x3 + ... + xn
54. (b) x =
n a 2 .2n
= =|a|
2n
1 n
s2 = å ( xi - x )2
n i =1
Hence, | a | = 2
58. (d) Let 5th observation be x.
Mean of d1, d2, d3, ...., dn Given mean = 7
d1 + d 2 + d3 + .... + d n 6 + 7 + 8 + 10 + x
= \ 7=
n 5
( - x1 - a) + ( - x2 - a) + ( - x3 - a ) + .... + (- xn - a ) Þ x=4
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Now, Variance 62. (a) We know that if each observation is increase by 2

then mean is increase by 2 but S.D. remains same.
(6 - 7) 2 + (7 - 7)2 + (8 - 7) 2 + (10 - 7) 2 + (4 - 7)2 Correct mean = observed mean + 2 = 30 + 2 = 32
=
5 Correct S. D. = observed S.D. = 2
63. (b) Q n = 50 (even)
12 + 02 + 12 + 32 + 32 20 25th obs. + 26th obs.
= = = 4=2 Median =
5 5 2
59. (d) A.M. of 2x1, 2x2, ..., 2xn is 25a + 26a
\ M = = 25.5a
2
2x1 + 2x 2 + ... + 2x n æ x + x 2 + .... + x n ö å xi - M
= 2ç 1 ÷ = 2x M .D (M ) =
n è n ø N
æ Sum of observations ö 1
çQ Mean = ÷ Þ 50 = [2 ´ a ´ (0.5 + 1.5 + 2.5 + ....24.5)]
è Number of observations ø 50
So statement-2 is false. 25
Þ 2500 = 2 a ´ (25)
If each observations is multiply by 2 then mean multiply 2
by 2 and variance multiply by 22. Þ a =4
variance (2xi) = 22 variance (xi) = 4s2 where i = 1, 2,......n 64. (a) s2x = 4, s2y = 5, x = 2, y = 4
So statement-1 is true.
1
60. (a) Statement 2 : Sum of first n odd natural numbers is s 2x =
5
å xi2 - (2)2 = 4 Þ å xi2 = 40;
not equal to n2.
1
61.
So, statement - 2 is false.
(d) Given observations are 4, 7, 2, 8, 6, a and mean is 7.
s 2y =
5
å yi2 - (4)2 = 5 Þ å yi2 = 105
å xi2 + å yi2 = å ( xi2 + yi2 ) = 145
We know
Þ
4+ 7+ 2+8+ 6+ a
Mean =
6 Þ å xi + å yi = å ( xi + yi ) = 5(2) + 5(4) = 30
4+7 + 2+8+ 6+ a Variance of combined data
Þ 7= Þ a = 15
( )
2
1 æ 1 ö
å xi2 + yi2 - ç å ( xi + yi ) ÷
6
=
Now, given observations can be written in ascending order 10 è 10 ø
which is 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 15 145 11
Since, No. of observation is even = -9 =
10 2
\ Median
101 + d(1 + 2 + 3 + ......+100)
65. (b) Mean =
æ 6ö æ6 ö 101
çè ÷ø th observation + çè + 1÷ø th observation d × 100 × 101
2 2 =1+
= =1 + 50 d
2 101 × 2
Given that mean deviation from the mean = 255
3rd observation + 4th observation 6 + 7 13
= = = 1
2 2 2 Þ [| 1 - (1 + 50d ) | + | (1 + d ) - (1 + 50 d ) |
101
6 13 + | (1 + 2d ) -(1 + 50d ) | +.... +
å xi -
Now, Mean deviation = i =1 2 | (1 + 100d ) - (1 + 50 d ) |] = 255
6 Þ 2d [1 + 2 + 3 + ... + 50] = 101 ´ 255
13 13 13 13 13 13 50 ´ 51
4- + 7- + 2- + 8- + 6- + 15 - Þ 2d ´ = 101´ 255
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
=
6 101 ´ 255
Þ d= = 10.1
5 1 9 3 1 17 50 ´ 51
+ + + + + 66. (c) First n even natural numbers be 2, 4, 6, 8, ..., 2n
2 2 2 2 2 2 = 18 = 3
= 2(1 + 2 + 3 + ... + n) 2[n (n + 1)]
6 6 \ x= = = (n + 1)
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S ( x – x )2 S x2 69. (c) Clearly sum of observations = 0,

And Var = = – ( x )2 \ mean A = 0
2n n
4S n 2 4 n (n + 1) (2n + 1)
==
n
– (n + 1) 2 = – ( n + 1) 2 Standard deviation s = å ( x - A)2
6n
2n
2 (2n + 1) ( n + 1) é 4n + 2 – 3n – 3 ù
= – ( n + 1)2 = (n + 1) ê úû
3 ë 3 (a - 0)2 + ( a - 0)2 + ...(0 - a) 2 + ...
2= [Q s = 2]
=
( n + 1)( n – 1) = n - 1
2
2n
3 3
\ Statement-1 is false. Clearly, statement - 2 is true.
a 2 .2n
67. (d) Mean of a, b, 8, 5, 10 is 6 = =| a |
2n
a + b + 8 + 5 + 10
Þ =6 Hence, | a | = 2
5
Þ a+b=6 ...(i) 70. (c) Only first statement (A) and second statements (B)
Variance of a, b, 8, 5, 10 is 6.80 are correct.
( a - 6) 2 + (b – 6) 2 + (8 – 6) 2 + (5 – 6) 2 + (10 – 6) 2 71. (b) Sx = 170, Sx 2 = 2830
Þ
5 New, Sx' = 170 + (30 - 20) = 180
= 6.80
Þ a 2 –12a + 36 + (1 – a ) 2 + 21 = 34 New, Sx '2 = 2830 + (900 - 400)
[using eq. (i)] = 2830 + 500 = 3330
Þ 2a2 –14a + 24 = 0 Þ a2 – 7a + 12 = 0 2
Þ a = 3 or 4 Þ b = 4 or 3
1 æ1 ö
Now, Variance = S x ' 2 -ç S x ' ÷
\ The possible values of a and b are a = 3 and b = 4 n èn ø
or, a = 4 and b = 3 2
1 æ1 ö
= ´ 3330 - ç ´ 180 ÷ = 222 - 144 = 78.
68. (a) s 2x =
å di2
(Here di = deviations are taken from the
15 è 15 ø
n
mean). Since population A and population B both have 100
consecutive integers, therefore both have same standard

deviation and hence the variance is also same. \ V A = 1

VB

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