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The correlation between two variables and is given to be . The values of and change such that remains unaltered and and are changed to four times their original values. The new correlation coefficient is changed to
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Correct option: B
Option D () is correct because the new correlation coefficient is the original correlation coefficient divided by 4 due to the change in variances.
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The number of values of such that the variance of is a natural number is :
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Correct option: A
0
Option A (0) is correct because the variance calculation results in a non-natural number for all natural number values of 'a'.
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Median of is
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Correct option: A
10
Option A (10) is correct because after arranging the data in ascending order, the median is the middle value.
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The mean of 100 items is 49 . It was later discovered that three items taken as were actually 60 , 70,80 , respectively. The correct mean is
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Correct option: C
50
Option C (50) is correct because the correct mean is calculated by adjusting the original sum with the corrected values and then dividing by the number of items.
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The marks of some students were listed out of 75. The SD of marks was found to be 9. Subsequently the marks were raised to a maximum of 100 and variance of new marks was calculated. The new variance is
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Correct option: C
144
Option C (144) is correct because the variance is scaled by the square of the factor by which the marks are raised.
186
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The coefficient of correlation between and is 0.5 and their covariance is 16 and SD of is 4 , then SD of is
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Correct option: B
8
Option B (8) is correct because it is the standard deviation of y calculated using the formula relating correlation coefficient, covariance, and standard deviations.
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If the lines of regression of on and on are respectively and , then
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the product of the regression coefficients must be less than or equal to 1, ensuring that the correlation coefficient's square is within the valid range.
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If the standard deviation of the numbers is where , then is equal to
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because, using the formula for standard deviation and the given values, we can solve for k and find its value to be .
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Analyzing
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Consider three observations and such that . If the standard deviation of is , then which of the following is true?
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the relationship between the standard deviation and the given condition b = a + c.
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The arithmetic mean of the series is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the arithmetic mean of a geometric series is the sum of the series divided by the number of terms.
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If the value of mode and mean is 60 and 66 respectively, then the value of median is-
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Correct option: B
64
Option B (64) is correct because it is calculated using the empirical relationship between mode, median, and mean: Mode = 3 Median - 2 Mean.
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If the lines of regression are , will be
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is the result of calculating the correlation coefficient from the given regression lines, ensuring the correct sign.
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Understanding
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The point that lies on both the lines of regression for a bivariate distribution, is
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Correct option: B
Option B is correct because the point of intersection of the two regression lines is always the means of the x and y variables, represented as .
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Median is based on the
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Correct option: D
middle of items
Option D (middle 50% of items) is correct because the median represents the central value, dividing the data set into two equal halves, effectively encompassing the middle 50%.
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In a test of Statistics, marks were awarded out of 40 . The average of 15 students was 38 . Later, it was decided to give marks out of 50 . The new average marks will be
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Correct option: B
47.5
Option B (47.5) is correct because the new average is calculated by multiplying the original average by the ratio of the new maximum marks to the old maximum marks.
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The mean of two samples of sizes 200 and 300 were found to be 25 and 10 respectively, their standard deviations were 3 and 4 respectively the variance of combined sample size of 500 is
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Correct option: C
67.2
Option C (67.2) is correct because the combined variance is calculated using the formula , where is the difference between the individual mean and the combined mean.
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The mode of the series 3,4,2,6,1,7,6,7,6,8,9,5 is
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Correct option: B
6
Option B (6) is correct because the mode is the value that appears most frequently in the series, and 6 appears three times, which is more than any other number.
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The variance of the first natural numbers is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the formula for the variance of the first n natural numbers.
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The mean of data , 455 and 555 is
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Correct option: B
305
Option B (305) is correct because the mean is calculated by summing the data points and dividing by the number of points.
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Remembering
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For a symmetrical distribution, the coefficient of skewness is
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Correct option: B
0
Option B (0) is correct because in a symmetrical distribution, the mean, median, and mode are equal, resulting in a skewness coefficient of 0.
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The algebraic sum of the deviation of 20 observations measured from 30 is 2. Then, mean of observations is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is the mean of the observations calculated using the given algebraic sum of deviations.
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The mean marks of students of a school is 56 . The mean marks of girls is 60 and that of boys is 50. If number of boys and girls are and respectively, then equals
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Correct option: D
6
Option D (6) is correct because it is derived from setting up a weighted average equation for the mean marks of the school and solving for the ratio n/m.
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If in a moderately skewed distribution the values of mode and mean are respectively, then the value of the median is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the median is calculated using the relationship between mean, median, and mode in a moderately skewed distribution.
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The mean of the series is If is replaced by , then the new mean is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it represents the new mean after replacing one of the values in the series.
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The mean and SD of the marks of 200 candidates were found to be 40 and 15 , respectively. Later, it was discovered that a score of 40 was wrongly read as 50 . The correct mean and are respectively
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the corrected mean is 39.95 and the corrected standard deviation is approximately 14.98.
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In a set of distinct observations, each of the observations below the median of all the observations is increased by 5 and each of the remaining observations is decreased by 3 . Then the mean of the new set of observations:
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Correct option: A
increases by 1
Option A (increases by 1) is correct because increasing the lower half by 5 and decreasing the upper half by 3 results in a net increase of 2 per observation, which averages to 1.
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If a variable takes the discrete values , , then the median is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the median of the given discrete values after arranging them in ascending order.
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The mean and variance of 7 observations are 8 and 16 respectively. If two observations are 6 and 8, then the variance of the remaining 5 observations is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the variance calculated after removing the two observations and adjusting for the new mean.
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The two lines of regression are and , then mean of and series are
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Correct option: B
3,5
Option C (4) is correct because the standard deviation of y is calculated using the regression coefficients and the variance of x.
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The sum of absolute deviations about median is
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Correct option: A
Least
Option A (Least) is correct because the sum of absolute deviations is minimized when taken about the median.
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