CLASS 11 MATH CHAPTER 15 NCERT SOLUTION

CLASS 11 MATH CHAPTER 15 NCERT SOLUTION

CH15 – STATISTICS

Exercise 15.1 Page: 360

Find the mean deviation about the mean for the data in Exercises 1 and 2.

1. 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17

Solution:-

First, we have to find (x̅) of the given data.


So, the respective values of the deviations from mean,

i.e., xi – x̅ are, 10 – 4 = 6, 10 – 7 = 3, 10 – 8 = 2, 10 – 9 = 1, 10 – 10 = 0,

10 – 12 = – 2, 10 – 13 = – 3, 10 – 17 = – 7

6, 3, 2, 1, 0, -2, -3, -7

Now, absolute values of the deviations,

6, 3, 2, 1, 0, 2, 3, 7

MD = sum of deviations/ number of observations

= 24/8

= 3

So, the mean deviation for the given data is 3.

2. 38, 70, 48, 40, 42, 55, 63, 46, 54, 44

Solution:-

First, we have to find (x̅) of the given data.


So, the respective values of the deviations from mean,

i.e., xi – x̅ are, 50 – 38 = -12, 50 -70 = -20, 50 – 48 = 2, 50 – 40 = 10, 50 – 42 = 8,

50 – 55 = – 5, 50 – 63 = – 13, 50 – 46 = 4, 50 – 54 = -4, 50 – 44 = 6

-12, 20, -2, -10, -8, 5, 13, -4, 4, -6

Now, absolute values of the deviations,

12, 20, 2, 10, 8, 5, 13, 4, 4, 6

MD = sum of deviations/ number of observations

= 84/10

= 8.4

So, the mean deviation for the given data is 8.4.

Find the mean deviation about the median for the data in Exercises 3 and 4.

3. 13, 17, 16, 14, 11, 13, 10, 16, 11, 18, 12, 17

Solution:-

First, we have to arrange the given observations into ascending order.

10, 11, 11, 12, 13, 13, 14, 16, 16, 17, 17, 18.

The number of observations is 12.

Then,

Median = ((12/2)th observation + ((12/2)+ 1)th observation)/2

(12/2)th observation = 6th = 13

(12/2)+ 1)th observation = 6 + 1

= 7th = 14

Median = (13 + 14)/2

= 27/2

= 13.5

So, the absolute values of the respective deviations from the median, i.e., |xi – M| are

3.5, 2.5, 2.5, 1.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 2.5, 2.5, 3.5, 3.5, 4.5

Mean Deviation

= (1/12) × 28

= 2.33

So, the mean deviation about the median for the given data is 2.33.

4. 36, 72, 46, 42, 60, 45, 53, 46, 51, 49

Solution:-

First, we have to arrange the given observations into ascending order.

36, 42, 45, 46, 46, 49, 51, 53, 60, 72.

The number of observations is 10.

Then,

Median = ((10/2)th observation + ((10/2)+ 1)th observation)/2

(10/2)th observation = 5th = 46

(10/2)+ 1)th observation = 5 + 1

= 6th = 49

Median = (46 + 49)/2

= 95

= 47.5

So, the absolute values of the respective deviations from the median, i.e., |xi – M| are

11.5, 5.5, 2.5, 1.5, 1.5, 1.5, 3.5, 5.5, 12.5, 24.5

Mean Deviation

= (1/10) × 70

= 7

So, the mean deviation about the median for the given data is 7.

Find the mean deviation about the mean for the data in Exercises 5 and 6.

5.

Solution:-

Let us make the table of the given data and append other columns after calculations.

The sum of calculated data,


Solution:-

Let us make the table of the given data and append other columns after calculations.


Find the mean deviation about the median for the data in Exercises 7 and 8.

7.

Solution:-

Let us make the table of the given data and append other columns after calculations.

Xi fi c.f. |xi – M| fi |xi – M|

5 8 8 2 16

7 6 14 0 0

9 2 16 2 4

10 2 18 3 6

12 2 20 5 10

15 6 26 8 48

Now, N = 26, which is even.

Median is the mean of the 13th and 14th observations. Both of these observations lie in the cumulative frequency of 14, for which the corresponding observation is 7.

Then,

Median = (13th observation + 14th observation)/2

= (7 + 7)/2

= 14/2

= 7

So, the absolute values of the respective deviations from the median, i.e., |xi – M| are shown in the table.

8.

xi 15 21 27 30 35

fi 3 5 6 7 8

Solution:-

Let us make the table of the given data and append other columns after calculations.

Xi fi c.f. |xi – M| fi |xi – M|

15 3 3 15 45

21 5 8 9 45

27 6 14 3 18

30 7 21 0 0

35 8 29 5 40

Now, N = 29, which is odd.

So, 29/2 = 14.5

The cumulative frequency greater than 14.5 is 21, for which the corresponding observation is 30.

Then,

Median = (15th observation + 16th observation)/2

= (30 + 30)/2

= 60/2

= 30

So, the absolute values of the respective deviations from the median, i.e., |xi – M| are shown in the table.

Find the mean deviation about the mean for the data in Exercises 9 and 10.

9.

Income per day in ₹ 0 – 100   100 – 200   200 – 300   300 – 400   400 – 500   500 – 600   600 – 700   700 – 800

Number of persons     4                 8                   9               10                7                   5                4                  3

Solution:-

Let us make the table of the given data and append other columns after calculations.

Income per day in ₹ Number of persons fi Midpoints

xi fixi |xi – x̅| fi|xi – x̅|

0 – 100 4 50 200 308 1232

100 – 200 8 150 1200 208 1664

200 – 300 9 250 2250 108 972

300 – 400 10 350 3500 8 80

400 – 500 7 450 3150 92 644

500 – 600 5 550 2750 192 960

600 – 700 4 650 2600 292 1160

700 – 800 3 750 2250 392 1176

 50 17900 7896

10.

Height in cms 95 – 105 105 – 115 115 – 125 125 – 135 135 – 145 145 – 155

Number of boys 9 13 26 30 12 10

Solution:-

Let us make the table of the given data and append other columns after calculations.

Height in cms Number of boys fi Midpoints

xi fixi |xi – x̅| fi|xi – x̅|

95 – 105 9 100 900 25.3 227.7

105 – 115 13 110 1430 15.3 198.9

115 – 125 26 120 3120 5.3 137.8

125 – 135 30 130 3900 4.7 141

135 – 145 12 140 1680 14.7 176.4

145 – 155 10 150 1500 24.7 247

 100 12530 1128.8

11. Find the mean deviation about median for the following data.

Marks 0 -10 10 -20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60

Number of girls 6 8 14 16 4 2

Solution:-

Let us make the table of the given data and append other columns after calculations.

Marks Number of girls fi Cumulative frequency (c.f.) Mid -points

xi |xi – Med| fi|xi – Med|

0 – 10 6 6 5 22.85 137.1

10 – 20 8 14 15 12.85 102.8

20 – 30 14 28 25 2.85 39.9

30 – 40 16 44 35 7.15 114.4

40 – 50 4 48 45 17.15 68.6

50 – 60 2 50 55 27.15 54.3

 50 517.1

The class interval containing Nth/2 or 25th item is 20-30.

So, 20-30 is the median class.

Then,

Median = l + (((N/2) – c)/f) × h

Where, l = 20, c = 14, f = 14, h = 10 and n = 50

Median = 20 + (((25 – 14))/14) × 10

= 20 + 7.85

= 27.85

12. Calculate the mean deviation about median age for the age distribution of 100 persons given below.

Age

(in years) 16 – 20 21 – 25 26 – 30 31 – 35 36 – 40 41 – 45 46 – 50 51 – 55

Number 5 6 12 14 26 12 16 9

[Hint: Convert the given data into continuous frequency distribution by subtracting 0.5 from the lower limit and adding 0.5 to the upper limit of each class interval]

Solution:-

The given data is converted into continuous frequency distribution by subtracting 0.5 from the lower limit and adding the 0.5 to the upper limit of each class intervals and append other columns after calculations.

Age Number fi Cumulative frequency (c.f.) Midpoints

xi |xi – Med| fi|xi – Med|

15.5 – 20.5 5 5 18 20 100

20.5 – 25.5 6 11 23 15 90

25.5 – 30.5 12 23 28 10 120

30.5 – 35.5 14 37 33 5 70

35.5 – 40.5 26 63 38 0 0

40.5 – 45.5 12 75 43 5 60

45.5 – 50.5 16 91 48 10 160

50.5 – 55.5 9 100 53 15 135

 100 735

The class interval containing Nth/2 or 50th item is 35.5 – 40.5

So, 35.5 – 40.5 is the median class.

Then,

Median = l + (((N/2) – c)/f) × h

Where, l = 35.5, c = 37, f = 26, h = 5 and N = 100

Median = 35.5 + (((50 – 37))/26) × 5

= 35.5 + 2.5

= 38

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Exercise 15.2 Page: 371

Find the mean and variance for each of the data in Exercise 1 to 5.

1. 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 4, 8, 12

Solution:-

So, x̅ = (6 + 7 + 10 + 12 + 13 + 4 + 8 + 12)/8

= 72/8

= 9

Let us make the table of the given data and append other columns after calculations.

Xi Deviations from mean

(xi – x̅) (xi – x̅)2

6 6 – 9 = -3 9

7 7 – 9 = -2 4

10 10 – 9 = 1 1

12 12 – 9 = 3 9

13 13 – 9 = 4 16

4 4 – 9 = – 5 25

8 8 – 9 = – 1 1

12 12 – 9 = 3 9

  74

We know that the Variance,

σ2 = (1/8) × 74

= 9.2

∴Mean = 9 and Variance = 9.25

2. First n natural numbers

Solution:-

We know that Mean = Sum of all observations/Number of observations

∴Mean, x̅ = ((n(n + 1))2)/n

= (n + 1)/2

and also, WKT Variance,

By substituting the value of x̅, we get

WKT, (a + b)(a – b) = a2 – b2

σ2 = (n2 – 1)/12

∴Mean = (n + 1)/2 and Variance = (n2 – 1)/12

3. First 10 multiples of 3

Solution:-

First, we have to write the first 10 multiples of 3.

3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30

So, x̅ = (3 + 6 + 9 + 12 + 15 + 18 + 21 + 24 + 27 + 30)/10

= 165/10

= 16.5

Let us make the table of the data and append other columns after calculations.

Xi Deviations from mean

(xi – x̅) (xi – x̅)2

3 3 – 16.5 = -13.5 182.25

6 6 – 16.5 = -10.5 110.25

9 9 – 16.5 = -7.5 56.25

12 12 – 16.5 = -4.5 20.25

15 15 – 16.5 = -1.5 2.25

18 18 – 16.5 = 1.5 2.25

21 21 – 16.5 = – 4.5 20.25

24 24 – 16.5 = 7.5 56.25

27 27 – 16.5 = 10.5 110.25

30 30 – 16.5 = 13.5 182.25

  742.5

Then, the Variance

= (1/10) × 742.5

= 74.25

∴Mean = 16.5 and Variance = 74.25

4.

xi 6 10 14 18 24 28 30

fi 2 4 7 12 8 4 3

Solution:-

Let us make the table of the given data and append other columns after calculations.

Xi fi fixi Deviations from mean

(xi – x̅) (xi – x̅)2 fi(xi – x̅)2

6 2 12 6 – 19 = 13 169 338

10 4 40 10 – 19 = -9 81 324

14 7 98 14 – 19 = -5 25 175

18 12 216 18 – 19 = -1 1 12

24 8 192 24 – 19 = 5 25 200

28 4 112 28 – 19 = 9 81 324

30 3 90 30 – 19 = 11 121 363

 N = 40 760 1736

5.

xi 92 93 97 98 102 104 109

fi 3 2 3 2 6 3 3

Solution:-

Let us make the table of the given data and append other columns after calculations.

Xi fi fixi Deviations from mean

(xi – x̅) (xi – x̅)2 fi(xi – x̅)2

92 3 276 92 – 100 = -8 64 192

93 2 186 93 – 100 = -7 49 98

97 3 291 97 – 100 = -3 9 27

98 2 196 98 – 100 = -2 4 8

102 6 612 102 – 100 = 2 4 24

104 3 312 104 – 100 = 4 16 48

109 3 327 109 – 100 = 9 81 243

 N = 22 2200 640

6. Find the mean and standard deviation using short-cut method.

xi 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68

fi 2 1 12 29 25 12 10 4 5

Solution:-

Let the assumed mean A = 64. Here, h = 1

We obtain the following table from the given data.

Xi Frequency fi Yi = (xi – A)/h Yi2 fiyi fiyi2

60 2 -4 16 -8 32

61 1 -3 9 -3 9

62 12 -2 4 -24 48

63 29 -1 1 -29 29

64 25 0 0 0 0

65 12 1 1 12 12

66 10 2 4 20 40

67 4 3 9 12 36

68 5 4 16 20 80

    0 286

Mean,

Where A = 64, h = 1

So, x̅ = 64 + ((0/100) × 1)

= 64 + 0

= 64

Then, the variance,

σ2 = (12/1002) [100(286) – 02]

= (1/10000) [28600 – 0]

= 28600/10000

= 2.86

Hence, standard deviation = σ = √2.886

= 1.691

∴ Mean = 64 and Standard Deviation = 1.691

Find the mean and variance for the following frequency distributions in Exercises 7 and 8.

7.

Classes 0 – 30 30 – 60 60 – 90 90 – 120 120 – 150 150 – 180 180 – 210

Frequencies 2 3 5 10 3 5 2

Solution:-

Let us make the table of the given data and append other columns after calculations.

Classes Frequency fi Midpoints

xi fixi (xi – x̅) (xi – x̅)2 fi(xi – x̅)2

0 – 30 2 15 30 -92 8464 16928

30 – 60 3 45 135 -62 3844 11532

60 – 90 5 75 375 -32 1024 5120

90 – 120 10 105 1050 -2 4 40

120 – 150 3 135 405 28 784 2352

150 – 180 5 165 825 58 3364 16820

180 – 210 2 195 390 88 7744 15488

 N = 30 3210 68280

8.

Classes 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 –50

Frequencies 5 8 15 16 6

Solution:-

Let us make the table of the given data and append other columns after calculations.

Classes Frequency fi Midpoints

xi fixi (xi – x̅) (xi – x̅)2 fi(xi – x̅)2

0 – 10 5 5 25 -22 484 2420

10 – 20 8 15 120 -12 144 1152

20 – 30 15 25 375 -2 4 60

30 – 40 16 35 560 8 64 1024

40 –50 6 45 270 18 324 1944

 N = 50 1350 6600

9. Find the mean, variance and standard deviation using the short-cut method.

Height in cms 70 – 75 75 – 80 80 – 85 85 – 90 90 – 95 95 – 100 100 – 105 105 – 110 110 – 115

Frequencies 3 4 7 7 15 9 6 6 3

Solution:-

Let the assumed mean, A = 92.5 and h = 5

Let us make the table of the given data and append other columns after calculations.

Height (class) Number of children

Frequency fi Midpoint

Xi Yi = (xi – A)/h Yi2 fiyi fiyi2

70 – 75 3 72.5 -4 16 -12 48

75 – 80 4 77.5 -3 9 -12 36

80 – 85 7 82.5 -2 4 -14 28

85 – 90 7 87.5 -1 1 -7 7

90 – 95 15 92.5 0 0 0 0

95 – 100 9 97.5 1 1 9 9

100 – 105 6 102.5 2 4 12 24

105 – 110 6 107.5 3 9 18 54

110 – 115 3 112.5 4 16 12 48

 N = 60 6 254

Mean,

Where, A = 92.5, h = 5

So, x̅ = 92.5 + ((6/60) × 5)

= 92.5 + ½

= 92.5 + 0.5

= 93

Then, the Variance,

σ2 = (52/602) [60(254) – 62]

= (1/144) [15240 – 36]

= 15204/144

= 1267/12

= 105.583

Hence, standard deviation = σ = √105.583

= 10.275

∴ Mean = 93, variance = 105.583 and Standard Deviation = 10.275

10. The diameters of circles (in mm) drawn in a design are given below.

Diameters 33 – 36 37 – 40 41 – 44 45 – 48 49 – 52

No. of circles 15 17 21 22 25

Calculate the standard deviation and mean diameter of the circles.

[Hint: First, make the data continuous by making the classes as 32.5-36.5, 36.5-40.5, 40.5-44.5, 44.5 – 48.5, 48.5 – 52.5 and then proceed.]

Solution:-

Let the assumed mean, A = 42.5 and h = 4

Let us make the table of the given data and append other columns after calculations.

Height (class) Number of children

(Frequency fi) Midpoint

Xi Yi = (xi – A)/h Yi2 fiyi fiyi2

32.5 – 36.5 15 34.5 -2 4 -30 60

36.5 – 40.5 17 38.5 -1 1 -17 17

40.5 – 44.5 21 42.5 0 0 0 0

44.5 – 48.5 22 46.5 1 1 22 22

48.5 – 52.5 25 50.5 2 4 50 100

 N = 100 25 199

Mean,

Where, A = 42.5, h = 4

So, x̅ = 42.5 + (25/100) × 4

= 42.5 + 1

= 43.5

Then, the Variance,

σ2 = (42/1002)[100(199) – 252]

= (1/625) [19900 – 625]

= 19275/625

= 771/25

= 30.84

Hence, standard deviation = σ = √30.84

= 5.553

∴ Mean = 43.5, variance = 30.84 and Standard Deviation = 5.553.

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Exercise 15.3 Page: 375

1. From the data given below state which group is more variable, A or B?

Marks 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60 60 – 70 70 – 80

Group A 9 17 32 33 40 10 9

Group B 10 20 30 25 43 15 7

Solution:-

For comparing the variability or dispersion of two series, we calculate the coefficient of variance for each series. The series having greater C.V. is said to be more variable than the other. The series having lesser C.V. is said to be more consistent than the other.

Co-efficient of variation (C.V.) = (σ/ x̅) × 100

Where, σ = standard deviation, x̅ = mean

For Group A.

Marks Group A

fi Midpoint

Xi Yi = (xi – A)/h (Yi)2 fiyi fi(yi)2

10 – 20 9 15 ((15 – 45)/10) = -3 (-3)2

= 9 – 27 81

20 – 30 17 25 ((25 – 45)/10) = -2 (-2)2

= 4 – 34 68

30 – 40 32 35 ((35 – 45)/10) = – 1 (-1)2

= 1 – 32 32

40 – 50 33 45 ((45 – 45)/10) = 0 02 0 0

50 – 60 40 55 ((55 – 45)/10) = 1 12

= 1 40 40

60 – 70 10 65 ((65 – 45)/10) = 2 22

= 4 20 40

70 – 80 9 75 ((75 – 45)/10) = 3 32

= 9 27 81

Total 150 -6 342

Where A = 45,

and yi = (xi – A)/h

Here h = class size = 20 – 10

h = 10

So, x̅ = 45 + ((-6/150) × 10)

= 45 – 0.4

= 44.6

σ2 = (102/1502) [150(342) – (-6)2]

= (100/22500) [51,300 – 36]

= (100/22500) × 51264

= 227.84

Hence, standard deviation = σ = √227.84

= 15.09

∴ C.V for group A = (σ/ x̅) × 100

= (15.09/44.6) × 100

= 33.83

Now, for group B.

Marks Group B

fi Midpoint

Xi Yi = (xi – A)/h (Yi)2 fiyi fi(yi)2

10 – 20 10 15 ((15 – 45)/10) = -3 (-3)2

= 9 – 30 90

20 – 30 20 25 ((25 – 45)/10) = -2 (-2)2

= 4 – 40 80

30 – 40 30 35 ((35 – 45)/10) = – 1 (-1)2

= 1 – 30 30

40 – 50 25 45 ((45 – 45)/10) = 0 02 0 0

50 – 60 43 55 ((55 – 45)/10) = 1 12

= 1 43 43

60 – 70 15 65 ((65 – 45)/10) = 2 22

= 4 30 60

70 – 80 7 75 ((75 – 45)/10) = 3 32

= 9 21 63

Total 150 -6 366

Where A = 45,

h = 10

So, x̅ = 45 + ((-6/150) × 10)

= 45 – 0.4

= 44.6

σ2 = (102/1502) [150(366) – (-6)2]

= (100/22500) [54,900 – 36]

= (100/22500) × 54,864

= 243.84

Hence, standard deviation = σ = √243.84

= 15.61

∴ C.V for group B = (σ/ x̅) × 100

= (15.61/44.6) × 100

= 35

By comparing the C.V. of group A and group B.

C.V of Group B > C.V. of Group A

So, Group B is more variable.

2. From the prices of shares X and Y below, find out which is more stable in value.

X 35 54 52 53 56 58 52 50 51 49

Y 108 107 105 105 106 107 104 103 104 101

Solution:-

From the given data,

Let us make the table of the given data and append other columns after calculations.

X (xi) Y (yi) Xi2 Yi2

35 108 1225 11664

54 107 2916 11449

52 105 2704 11025

53 105 2809 11025

56 106 8136 11236

58 107 3364 11449

52 104 2704 10816

50 103 2500 10609

51 104 2601 10816

49 101 2401 10201

Total = 510 1050 26360 110290

We have to calculate Mean for x,

Mean x̅ = ∑xi/n

Where, n = number of terms

= 510/10

= 51

Then, Variance for x =

= (1/102)[(10 × 26360) – 5102]

= (1/100) (263600 – 260100)

= 3500/100

= 35

WKT Standard deviation = √variance

= √35

= 5.91

So, co-efficient of variation = (σ/ x̅) × 100

= (5.91/51) × 100

= 11.58

Now, we have to calculate Mean for y,

Mean ȳ = ∑yi/n

Where, n = number of terms

= 1050/10

= 105

Then, Variance for y =

= (1/102)[(10 × 110290) – 10502]

= (1/100) (1102900 – 1102500)

= 400/100

= 4

WKT Standard deviation = √variance

= √4

= 2

So, co-efficient of variation = (σ/ x̅) × 100

= (2/105) × 100

= 1.904

By comparing C.V. of X and Y,

C.V of X > C.V. of Y

So, Y is more stable than X.


3. An analysis of monthly wages paid to workers in two firms, A and B, belonging to the same industry, gives the following results:

 Firm A Firm B

No. of wages earners 586 648

Mean of monthly wages Rs 5253 Rs 5253

Variance of the distribution of wages 100 121

(i) Which firm, A or B, pays a larger amount as monthly wages?

(ii) Which firm, A or B, shows greater variability in individual wages?

Solution:-

(i) From the given table,

Mean monthly wages of firm A = Rs 5253

and Number of wage earners = 586

Then,

Total amount paid = 586 × 5253

= Rs 3078258

Mean monthly wages of firm B = Rs 5253

Number of wage earners = 648

Then,

Total amount paid = 648 × 5253

= Rs 34,03,944

So, firm B pays larger amount as monthly wages.

(ii) Variance of firm A = 100

We know that, standard deviation (σ)= √100

=10

Variance of firm B = 121

Then,

Standard deviation (σ)=√(121 )

=11

Hence, the standard deviation is more in case of Firm B. That means, in firm B, there is greater variability in individual wages.


4. The following is the record of goals scored by team A in a football session:

No. of goals scored 0 1 2 3 4

No. of matches 1 9 7 5 3

For team B, the mean number of goals scored per match was 2, with a standard deviation 1.25 goals. Find which team may be considered more consistent?

Solution:-

From the given data,

Let us make the table of the given data and append other columns after calculations.

Number of goals scored xi Number of matches fi fixi Xi2 fixi2

0 1 0 0 0

1 9 9 1 9

2 7 14 4 28

3 5 15 9 45

4 3 12 16 48

Total 25 50 130

C.V. of firm B is greater.

∴ Team A is more consistent.

5. The sum and sum of squares corresponding to length x (in cm) and weight y (in gm) of 50 plant products are given below:

Which is more varying, the length or weight?

Solution:-

First, we have to calculate Mean for Length x.

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Miscellaneous Exercise Page: 380

1. The mean and variance of eight observations are 9 and 9.25, respectively. If six of the observations are 6, 7, 10, 12, 12 and 13, find the remaining two observations.

Solution:-

2. The mean and variance of 7 observations are 8 and 16, respectively. If five of the observations are 2, 4, 10, 12, 14. Find the remaining two observations.

Solution:-

3. The mean and standard deviation of six observations are 8 and 4, respectively. If each observation is multiplied by 3, find the new mean and new standard deviation of the resulting observations.

Solution:-

We know that,

4. Given that x̅ is the mean and σ2 is the variance of n observations x1, x2, …,xn . Prove that the mean and variance of the observations ax1, ax2, ax3, …., axn are ax̅ and a2σ2, respectively, (a ≠ 0).

Solution:-

From the question, it is given that, n observations are x1, x2,…..xn

Mean of the n observation = x̅

Variance of the n observation = σ2

As we know,

5. The mean and standard deviation of 20 observations are found to be 10 and 2, respectively. On rechecking, it was found that an observation 8 was incorrect. Calculate the correct mean and standard deviation in each of the following cases: (i) If wrong item is omitted. (ii) If it is replaced by 12

Solution:-

(i) If the wrong item is omitted,

From the question, it is given that

The number of observations, i.e., n = 20

The incorrect mean = 20

The incorrect standard deviation = 2

(ii) If it is replaced by 12,

From the question, it is given that

The number of incorrect sum observations, i.e., n = 200

The correct sum of observations n = 200 – 8 + 12

n = 204

Then, correct mean = correct sum/20

= 204/20

= 10.2

6. The mean and standard deviation of marks obtained by 50 students of a class in three subjects, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, are given below.

Subject Mathematics Physics Chemistry

Mean 42 32 40.9

Standard deviation 12 15 20

Which of the three subjects shows the highest variability in marks, and which shows the lowest?

Solution:-

From the question, it is given that

Mean of Mathematics = 42

Standard deviation of Mathematics = 12

Mean of Physics = 32

Standard deviation of physics = 15

Mean of Chemistry = 40.9

Standard deviation of chemistry = 20

As we know,

7. The mean and standard deviation of a group of 100 observations were found to be 20 and 3, respectively. Later on, it was found that three observations were incorrect, which were recorded as 21, 21 and 18. Find the mean and standard deviation if the incorrect observations are omitted.

Solution:-

From the question, it is given that

The total number of observations (n) = 100

Incorrect mean, (x̅) = 20

And, Incorrect standard deviation (σ) = 3

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