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The best average of dealing a qualitative data is
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Correct option: B
Median
Option B (Median) is correct because the median is the most appropriate measure of central tendency for qualitative data, as it is not affected by extreme values.
362
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If is the standard deviation of a random variable , then the standard deviation of the random variable , where is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the standard deviation of a linear transformation ax + b is |a| times the standard deviation of x.
363
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If regression coefficient of on is 2 , then the regression coefficient of on is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the product of the regression coefficients must be less than or equal to 1. If , then must be less than or equal to 1/2.
364
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Application
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The mean weight per student in a group of seven students is
55 kg. If the individual weights of 6 students are 52, 58, 55,
53, 56 and 54; then weights of the seventh student is
55 kg. If the individual weights of 6 students are 52, 58, 55,
53, 56 and 54; then weights of the seventh student is
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Correct option: C
57 kg
Option C (57 kg) is correct because it is the weight that, when added to the weights of the other six students, results in the correct mean weight.
365
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The standard deviation for the set of numbers , 7,8 is 2.45 nearly. If 10 is added to each number, then new standard deviation is
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Correct option: C
2.45
Option C (2.45) is correct because adding a constant to each number in a set does not change the standard deviation.
366
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A uniform rod of weight and length is resting in a smooth spherical bowl of radius . The rod is inclined to the horizontal at an angle of
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because with a frictionless surface, the rod will rest at the minimum inclination, which is horizontal.
367
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Application
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The means and variance of n observations are 5 and 0 respectively. If , then the value of n is equal to
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Correct option: D
16
Option D (16) is correct because the variance is 0, all observations are equal to the mean, and the sum of squares can be used to find n.
368
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A class of 30 boys and 15 girls is given a test in Mathematics. The average marks obtained by boys is 15 and by girls is 6 . The average of whole class is
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Correct option: B
12
Option B (12) is correct because the average is calculated by weighting the average marks of boys and girls by their respective numbers.
369
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Semi-interquartile range is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the semi-interquartile range is approximately equal to of the standard deviation in a normal distribution.
370
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The mean of a set of number is if each number is increased by , then mean of the new set is-
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because adding a constant to each number in a set increases the mean by that constant.
371
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5 students of a class have an average height 150 cm and variance A new student, whose height is 156 cm, joined them. The variance (in )of the height of these six students is
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Correct option: C
20
Option C (20) is correct because it is the variance of the heights of the six students after adding the new student, calculated using the updated mean and the given information.
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A student scores the following marks in five tests 45, 54, 41, 57, 43. His score is not known for the sixth test. If the mean score is 48 in the six tests, then the standard deviation of the marks in six tests is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is the standard deviation calculated from the given test scores and the unknown sixth test score, where the mean of the six scores is 48.
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If the S.D. of a variable is , then the S.D. of is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the standard deviation of a linear transformation of a variable is the absolute value of the coefficient times the original standard deviation.
374
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If the standard deviation of numbers 2, 4, 5 and 6 is a constant , then the standard deviation of the numbers 4, 6, 7 and 8 is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the standard deviation is independent of the change of origin.
375
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The geometric mean of observations and 32 is
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Correct option: C
8
Option C (8) is correct because the geometric mean of the given observations is 8.
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Suppose a population has 100 observations 101,102,….,200 and another population B has 100 observations 151,152,….,250 if represent the variances of the two populations respectively, then is
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Correct option: D
1
Option D (1) is correct because variance is independent of the change of origin, so the variances of both populations are equal, making their ratio 1.
377
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Application
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The correlation coefficient between from the following data is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the calculated correlation coefficient using the provided data and the correlation coefficient formula.
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Application
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If the mean deviation of number from their mean is 255, then the d is equal to
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Correct option: C
10.1
Option C (10.1) is correct because the value of d is calculated using the formula for mean deviation and the given mean deviation value.
379
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Consider any set of observations ; it being given that , then the mean deviation of this set of observations about a point is minimum, when equals
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the mean deviation is minimized when calculated about the median, which is in this ordered set.
380
Easy
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Application
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If and are deviations from arithmetic mean, and , then the number of items in the series, is
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Correct option: A
10
Option A (10) is correct because the number of items is calculated using the correlation coefficient, covariance, and standard deviations.
381
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If is the arithmetic mean of n independent variates each of the standard derivation σ, then variance is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the variance of the mean of n independent variates is the variance of the individual variates divided by n.
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The number of observations in a group is 40 . If the average of first 10 is 4.5 and that of the remaining 30 is 3.5 , then the average of the whole group is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the weighted average of the two groups.
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The regression coefficient of on is and on is . If the acute angle between the regression line is , then is equal to
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the tangent of the acute angle between the regression lines, calculated using the given regression coefficients.
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If a variable takes values with frequencies proportional to then the mean of the distribution is
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Correct option: B
Option B (λ) is correct because the mean of the Poisson distribution is equal to its parameter λ.
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If the two lines of regression are then the means of are
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the means of x and y are found by solving the system of regression equations.
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If and are means of two distribution such that and is the mean of the joint distribution, then
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the mean of the joint distribution lies between the means of the individual distributions when .
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Application
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The mean of series is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the sum of a geometric series divided by the number of terms.
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The greatest and least magnitude of the resultant of two forces of constant magnitude are and . When the forces act an angle , the resultant in magnitudes is equal to
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Correct option: A
Option A, , is correct because it represents the magnitude of the resultant when the forces act at an angle , given the greatest and least magnitudes F and G.
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Application
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The number of children in 25 families of a locality are recorded as follows:
Then, mean number of children per family is
Then, mean number of children per family is
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Correct option: A
2
Option A (2) is correct because the mean is calculated by summing the number of children in each family and dividing by the total number of families.
390
Medium
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Mean and variance of 10 positive observations is 7 and 8. If we add 5 to each number then sum of mean
and variance of new data is
and variance of new data is
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Correct option: B
20
Option B (20) is correct because adding a constant to each observation increases the mean by that constant, while the variance remains unchanged. Therefore, the sum of the new mean and variance is 7 + 5 + 8 = 20.
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