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151 Medium
151 of 465
Application +4 | -1
If each observation of a raw data whose variance is σ2{\sigma ^2} is multiplied by h  h\;, then the variance of the new set is
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Correct option: B
h2σ2{h^2}{\sigma ^2}
Option B (h2σ2{h^2}{\sigma ^2}) is correct because multiplying each observation by h multiplies the variance by h2h^2.
152 Medium
152 of 465
Application +4 | -1
The image of the line x−13=y−31=z−4−5\frac{{x - 1}}{3} = \frac{{y - 3}}{1} = \frac{{z - 4}}{{ - 5}} in the plane 2x−y+z+3=02x - y + z + 3 = 0 is the line
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Correct option: A
x+33=y−51=z−2−5\frac{{x + 3}}{3} = \frac{{y - 5}}{1} = \frac{{z - 2}}{{ - 5}}
Option A (x+33=y−51=z−2−5\frac{{x + 3}}{3} = \frac{{y - 5}}{1} = \frac{{z - 2}}{{ - 5}}) is correct because the image line is parallel to the original line, and it passes through the reflection of a point on the original line in the given plane.
153 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The mean and variance of the data 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, x,y,x,y, where x<y,x < y, are 6 and 94\frac{9}{4} respectively. Then x4+y2{x^4} + {y^2} is equal to
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Correct option: B
320
Option B (320) is correct because after solving for x and y using the given mean and variance, x4+y2{x^4} + {y^2} is calculated to be 320.
154 Medium
154 of 465
Application +4 | -1
Let the mean and the variance of 6 observations a,b,68,44,48,60a, b, 68,44,48,60 be 55 and 194 , respectively. If a>ba>b, then a+3ba+3 b is
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Correct option: A
180
Option A (180) is correct because the values of a and b are correctly determined from the mean and variance, and then a + 3b is calculated.
155 Easy
155 of 465
Understanding +4 | -1
The best statistical measure used for comparing two series is
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Correct option: C
coefficient of variation
Option C (coefficient of variation) is correct because it is a relative measure of dispersion, allowing for comparison between datasets with different units or scales.
156 Medium
156 of 465
Analyzing +4 | -1
The correlation between xx and a−xa-x is
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Correct option: A
-1
Option A (-1) is correct because the correlation between x and a-x is always -1, as they are perfectly negatively correlated.
157 Easy
157 of 465
Understanding +4 | -1
If x,yx, y are independent variables, then Cov⁡(x,y)\operatorname{Cov}(x, y) is
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Correct option: D
0
Option D (0) is correct because the covariance of two independent variables is always zero.
158 Easy
158 of 465
Understanding +4 | -1
The algebraic sum of deviations of a set of values from the arithmetic mean is
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Correct option: A
0
Option A (0) is correct because the sum of deviations from the arithmetic mean always equals zero.
159 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The mean of five observations is 4 and their variance is 5.2. If three of them are 1,2 and 6 , then the other two are
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Correct option: B
4,7
Option B (4,7) is correct because these two numbers satisfy both the mean and variance conditions given in the problem.
160 Easy
160 of 465
Application +4 | -1
If G1G_1 and G2G_2 are geometric means of two series of sizes n1n_1 and n2n_2 and GG is geometric mean of combined series, then log⁡G\log G is
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Correct option: B
n1log⁡G1+n2log⁡G2n1+n2\frac{n_1 \log G_1+n_2 \log G_2}{n_1+n_2}
Option B (n1log⁡G1+n2log⁡G2n1+n2\frac{{n_1 \log G_1 + n_2 \log G_2}}{{n_1 + n_2}}) is correct because it represents the logarithm of the combined geometric mean.
161 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
Forces MM and NN acting at a point OO make an angle 150∘150^{\circ}. Their resultant acts at OO has magnitude 2 unit and is perpendicular to MM. Then, in the same unit, the magnitudes of MM and NN are
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Correct option: A
23,42 \sqrt{3}, 4
Option A, 23,42 \sqrt{3}, 4, is correct because these magnitudes satisfy the conditions that the resultant is 2 units and perpendicular to M with an angle of 150° between M and N.
162 Easy
162 of 465
Understanding +4 | -1
The 70th percentile is equal to
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Correct option: A
7th decile
Option A (7th decile) is correct because the 70th percentile is equivalent to the 7th decile.
163 Easy
163 of 465
Remembering +4 | -1
Karl Pearson's coefficient of skewness is (M=\left(M=\right. Mean, Me=M_e= Median, Mo=M_{\mathrm{o}}= Mode)
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Correct option: C
(M−Mo)σ\frac{\left(M-M_{\mathrm{o}}\right)}{\sigma}
Option C ((M−Mo)σ\frac{\left(M-M_{\mathrm{o}}\right)}{\sigma}) is correct because Karl Pearson's coefficient of skewness is defined as (Mean - Mode) / Standard Deviation.
164 Easy
164 of 465
Application +4 | -1
In a test of Mathematics, 15 students got following marks 16,25,35,20,0,12,30,22,5,8,4,38,32,2,116,25,35,20,0,12,30,22,5,8,4,38,32,2,1. The median score of these 15 students is
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Correct option: D
16
Option D (16) is correct because after arranging the marks in ascending order, the median is the 8th term, which is 16.
165 Medium
165 of 465
Application +4 | -1
The mean and SD of 63 children in an arithmetic test are respectively 27.6 and 7.1. They are added to a new group of 26 who had less training and whose mean is 19.2 and SD 6.2. The values of the combined group of the mean and SD are
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Correct option: A
25.1,7.825.1,7.8
Option A (25.1, 7.8) is correct because it accurately calculates the combined mean and standard deviation of the two groups using the provided data.
166 Medium
166 of 465
Understanding +4 | -1
Consider any set of 201 observations x1,x2,  …x200,x201{x_1},{x_2},\; \ldots {x_{200}},{x_{201}}. It is given that x1<x2<…<x200<x201{x_1} < {x_2} < \ldots < {x_{200}} < {x_{201}}. Then, the mean deviation of this set of observations about a point kk is minimum when kk equals
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Correct option: C
x101{x_{101}}
Option C (x101{x_{101}}) is correct because the mean deviation is minimized when calculated about the median, and in this ordered set, the median is the 101st observation.
167 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
If SD of XX is s, then SD of the variableμ=aX+bc\mathrm{\mu } = \frac{{aX + b}}{c}, where a,  b,  ca,\;b,\;c are constants, is
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Correct option: B
∣ac∣σ\left| {\frac{a}{c}} \right|\mathrm{\sigma }
Option B (∣ac∣σ\left| {\frac{a}{c}} \right|\mathrm{\sigma }) is correct because the standard deviation scales linearly with the coefficient of X and inversely with the divisor.
168 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The weighed mean of first nn natural numbers whose weights are equal to the squares of corresponding numbers is
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Correct option: B
3n(n+1)2(2n+1)\frac{3 n(n+1)}{2(2 n+1)}
Option B (3n(n+1)2(2n+1)\frac{3 n(n+1)}{2(2 n+1)}) is correct because it represents the weighted mean calculated by dividing the sum of the product of each number and its weight by the sum of the weights.
169 Easy
169 of 465
Understanding +4 | -1
If xˉ\bar{x} is the mean of x1,x2,…,xnx_1, x_2, \ldots, x_n then mean of x1+a,x2+a,….,xn+ax_1+a, x_2+a, \ldots ., x_n+a where aa is any number positive or negative is-
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Correct option: A
xˉ+a\bar{x}+a
Option A (xˉ+a\bar{{x}}+a) is correct because adding a constant to each data point shifts the mean by the same constant.
170 Easy
170 of 465
Application +4 | -1
In a class of 100 students there are 70 boys whose average marks in a subject are 75. If the average marks of the complete class is 72, then what is the average of the girls?
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Correct option: B
65
Option B (65) is correct because it is the calculated average of the girls' marks based on the given class average and boys' average.
171 Easy
171 of 465
Understanding +4 | -1
The value of mean, median and mode coincides, then the distribution is
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Correct option: B
Symmetrical distribution
Option B (Symmetrical distribution) is correct because when the mean, median, and mode coincide, the distribution is symmetrical.
172 Medium
172 of 465
Application +4 | -1
If σx=3,σy=4\sigma_x=3, \sigma_y=4 and σx+y=7\sigma_{x+y}=7, then r(x,y)r(x, y) is
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Correct option: A
1
Option A (1) is correct because the correlation coefficient is calculated using the covariance and standard deviations, resulting in 1.
173 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If ∑i=1n(xi−a)=n\sum\limits_{i = 1}^n {({x_i} - a) = \mathrm{n}} and ∑i=1n(xi−a)2=na,(n,a>1),\sum\limits_{i = 1}^n {{{({x_i} - a)}^2} = \mathrm{n}} a,\mathrm{ }(n,a > 1), then the standard deviation of n observations x1,x2,......,.xn{x_1},{x_2},......,.{x_n} is
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Correct option: D
a−1\sqrt {a - 1}
Option D (a−1\sqrt {a - 1}) is correct because it represents the standard deviation calculated from the given sums, using the definition of variance and standard deviation.
174 Medium
174 of 465
Application +4 | -1
The average salary of male employees in a firm was
Rs 5200 and that of females was 4200. The mean salary of all the employees was Rs 5000. The percentage
of male employees is
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Correct option: A
80
Option A (80) is correct because, by setting up an equation for the mean salary and solving for the ratio of male to female employees, we can find the percentage of male employees.
175 Medium
175 of 465
Application +4 | -1
The arithmetic mean of a set of observations is Xˉ{\bar X}. If each observation is divided by α and then is increased by 10, then the mean of the new series is
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Correct option: C
Xˉ+10  αα\frac{{\bar X + 10\;\alpha }}{\alpha }
Option C (Xˉ+10;αα\frac{{\bar X + 10\\;\alpha }}{\alpha }) is correct because each observation is divided by α and increased by 10, so the mean is also affected accordingly.
176 Easy
176 of 465
Application +4 | -1
The AM of n observations isM. If the sum of (n−4)\left( {n - 4} \right) observations is a, then the mean of remains four observations is
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Correct option: A
nM−a4\frac{{nM - a}}{4}
Option A (nM−a4\frac{{nM - a}}{4}) is correct because it represents the mean of the remaining four observations after subtracting the sum of (n-4) observations from the total sum and dividing by 4.
177 Easy
177 of 465
Application +4 | -1
Lines of regression of yy on xx and xx on yy are respectively y=ax+by=a x+b and x=αy+βx=\alpha y+\beta. If mean of xx and yy series is same, then its value is
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Correct option: A
b1−a\frac{b}{1-a} or β1−α\frac{\beta}{1-\alpha}
Option A (-0.82) is correct because the correlation coefficient is calculated using the slopes of the two regression lines.
178 Easy
178 of 465
Understanding +4 | -1
The two lines of regression are parallel to the axes if r=r=
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Correct option: C
0
Option C (0) is correct because the lines of regression are parallel to the axes when the correlation coefficient is 0, indicating no linear relationship between the variables.
179 Medium
179 of 465
Analyzing +4 | -1
If a linear relation aX+bY+c=0a X+b Y+c=0 exists between the variables XX and YY and ab<0a b < 0, then coefficient of correlation between XX and YY, is
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Correct option: A
1
Option A (1) is correct because a linear relation with ab<0ab < 0 implies a perfect correlation between X and Y.
180 Medium
180 of 465
Application +4 | -1
The mean square deviation of a set of nn observations x1,x2,…,xnx_1, x_2, \ldots, x_n about a point cc is defined as
1n∑i=1n(xi−c)2\frac{1}{n} \sum\limits_{{i=1}}^n\left(x_i-c\right)^2

The mean square deviation about −2-2 and 22 are 18 and 10 respectively, then standard deviation of this set of observation is
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Correct option: A
3
Option A (3) is correct because, by using the given mean square deviations about -2 and 2, we can find the mean and then the standard deviation of the set of observations.
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