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241 Easy
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Understanding +4 | -1
If regression coefficient of yy on xx is 2 , then the regression coefficient of xx on yy is
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Correct option: C
≤12\leq \frac{1}{2}
Option C (≤12\leq \frac{1}{2}) is correct because the product of the regression coefficients must be less than or equal to 1. If byx=2b_{yx} = 2, then bxyb_{xy} must be less than or equal to 1/2.
242 Easy
242 of 312
Application +4 | -1
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
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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.
243 Easy
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The standard deviation for the set of numbers 1,4,51,4,5, 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.
244 Easy
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The means and variance of n observations x1,x2,x3,…,xn{x_1},{x_2},{x_3}, \ldots ,{x_n} are 5 and 0 respectively. If ∑i=1nxi2=400\sum \limits_{i = 1}^n x_i^2 = 400, 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.
245 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
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.
246 Easy
246 of 312
Understanding +4 | -1
Semi-interquartile range is
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Correct option: B
2σ/32 \sigma / 3
Option B (2σ/32 \sigma / 3) is correct because the semi-interquartile range is approximately equal to 2/32/3 of the standard deviation in a normal distribution.
247 Easy
247 of 312
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The mean of a set of number is xˉ\bar{x} if each number is increased by λ\lambda, then mean of the new set is-
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Correct option: B
xˉ+λ\bar{x}+\lambda
Option B (xˉ+λ\bar{x}+\lambda) is correct because adding a constant to each number in a set increases the mean by that constant.
248 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
5 students of a class have an average height 150 cm and variance 18cm2.18\mathrm{ }c{m^2}. A new student, whose height is 156 cm, joined them. The variance (in cm2c{m^2} )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.
249 Easy
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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
103\frac{{10}}{{\sqrt 3 }}
Option B (103\frac{{10}}{{\sqrt 3 }}) 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.
250 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If the S.D. of a variable XX is σ\sigma, then the S.D. of a  X+bc(a,b,c  are  constant),\frac{{a\;X + b}}{c}\left( {a,b,c\;\mathrm{are\;constant}} \right), is
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Correct option: B
∣ac∣σ\left| {\frac{a}{c}} \right|\sigma
Option B (∣ac∣σ\left| {\frac{a}{c}} \right|\sigma) 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.
251 Easy
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If the standard deviation of numbers 2, 4, 5 and 6 is a constant α\alpha, then the standard deviation of the numbers 4, 6, 7 and 8 is
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Correct option: C
α\alpha
Option C (α\alpha) is correct because the standard deviation is independent of the change of origin.
252 Easy
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The geometric mean of observations 2,4,162,4,16 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.
253 Easy
253 of 312
Analyzing +4 | -1
Suppose a population AA has 100 observations 101,102,….,200 and another population B has 100 observations 151,152,….,250 if VA  and  VB{V_A}\;and\;{V_B} represent the variances of the two populations respectively, then VA  /  VB{V_A}\;/\;{V_B} 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.
254 Easy
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The correlation coefficient between x  and  yx\;and\;y from the following data ∑x=40,  \sum x = 40,\; ∑y=50,  ∑xy=220,  ∑x2=200,  ∑y2=262,  n=10\sum y = 50,\;\sum xy = 220,\;\sum {x^2} = 200,\;\sum {y^2} = 262,\;n = 10 is
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Correct option: C
0.910.91
Option C (0.910.91) is correct because it is the calculated correlation coefficient using the provided data and the correlation coefficient formula.
255 Easy
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If xx and yy are deviations from arithmetic mean, r=0.8r=0.8  Σxy=60,σy=2.5\Sigma x y=60, \sigma_y=2.5 and Σx2=90\Sigma x^2=90, 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.
256 Easy
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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
154\frac{15}{4}
Option A (154\frac{15}{4}) is correct because it is the weighted average of the two groups.
257 Easy
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The regression coefficient of yy on xx is 23\frac{2}{3} and xx on yy is 43\frac{4}{3}. If the acute angle between the regression line is θ\theta, then tan⁡θ\tan \theta is equal to
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Correct option: C
118\frac{1}{18}
Option C (118\frac{1}{18}) is correct because it is the tangent of the acute angle between the regression lines, calculated using the given regression coefficients.
258 Easy
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If a variable takes values 0,1,2,3…0,1,2,3 \ldots with frequencies proportional to e−λ,e−λλ,e−λλ22!,e−λλ33!,…e^{-\lambda}, e^{-\lambda} \lambda, \frac{e^{-\lambda} \lambda^2}{2 !}, \frac{e^{-\lambda} \lambda^3}{3 !}, \ldots then the mean of the distribution is
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Correct option: B
λ\lambda
Option B (λ) is correct because the mean of the Poisson distribution is equal to its parameter λ.
259 Easy
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If the two lines of regression are 4x+3y+7=0    and  3x+4y+8=0,4x + 3y + 7 = 0\;\;and\;3x + 4y + 8 = 0, then the means of x  and  yx\;and\;y are
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Correct option: A
−47,−117\frac{{ - 4}}{7},\frac{{ - 11}}{7}
Option A (−47,−117\frac{{ - 4}}{7},\frac{{ - 11}}{7}) is correct because the means of x and y are found by solving the system of regression equations.
260 Easy
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The mean of series 1,2,4,8,….,2n1,2,4,8, \ldots ., 2^n is
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Correct option: B
2n+1−1n+1\frac{2^{n+1}-1}{n+1}
Option B (2n+1−1n+1\frac{{2^{{n+1}}-1}}{{n+1}}) is correct because it represents the sum of a geometric series divided by the number of terms.
261 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The number of children in 25 families of a locality are recorded as follows:
3,1,4,0,2,1,1,2,3,3,2,2,2,5,0,1,4,1,2,1,2,3,0,1,43,1,4,0,2,1,1,2,3,3,2,2,2,5,0,1,4,1,2,1,2,3,0,1,4
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.
262 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The mean weight of 9 items is 15. If one more item is added to the series, the mean becomes 16. The value of 10th item is
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Correct option: C
25
Option C (25) is correct because the value of the 10th item is the difference between the total weight of 10 items and the total weight of 9 items.
263 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The mean of the values 0,1,2,3,….n,  0,1,2,3, \ldots .n,\; with the corresponding weights nC0,nC1,….,    nCn^n{C_0}{,^n}{C_1}, \ldots .,\;{\;^n}{C_n} respectively, is
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Correct option: D
n2\frac{n}{2}
The correct answer is D (n2\frac{n}{2}) because it represents the mean of the values with the given binomial weights.
264 Easy
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The correlation coefficient 0.5 between xx and yy means
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Correct option: B
25%25 \% of variations are explained
Option B is correct because the correlation coefficient squared (r2r^2) represents the proportion of variance in one variable explained by the other. Here, r2=0.52=0.25r^2 = 0.5^2 = 0.25, so 25% of the variations are explained.
265 Easy
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If xx and yy are two random variables with the same standard deviation and coefficient of correlation rr, then the coefficient of correlation between xx and x+yx+y is
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Correct option: B
1+r2\sqrt{\frac{1+r}{2}}
Option B (1+r2\sqrt{\frac{1+r}{2}}) is correct because it is derived from the covariance and standard deviations of x and x+y.
266 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
All the students of a class performed poorly in Mathematics. The teacher decided to give grace marks of 10 to each of the students. Which of the following statistical measures will not change even after the grace marks were given?
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Correct option: D
Variance
Option D (Variance) is correct because adding a constant to all data points does not change the variance, as the spread of the data remains the same.
267 Easy
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The mean age of a combined group of men and women is 25 yr. if the mean age of the group of men is 26 and that of the group of women is 21, then the percentage of men and women in the group is
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Correct option: B
80, 20
Option B (80, 20) is correct because the percentage of men and women is calculated by setting up a weighted average equation for the combined mean age.
268 Easy
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The AM of the series 1,  2,  4,  8,  16,  ...,2n,1,\;2,\;4,\;8,\;16,\;...,{2^n}, is
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Correct option: B
2n+1−1n+1\frac{{{2^{n + 1}} - 1}}{{n + 1}}
Option B (2n+1−1n+1\frac{{{2^{n + 1}} - 1}}{{n + 1}}) is correct because it represents the sum of the geometric series divided by the number of terms.
269 Easy
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Mean deviation of the series a,a+d,a+2d,a+2nda, a+d, a+2 d, a+2 n d from its mean is
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Correct option: C
n(n+1)d(2n+1)\frac{n(n+1) d}{(2 n+1)}
Option C (n(n+1)d(2n+1)\frac{{n(n+1) d}}{{(2 n+1)}}) is correct because it accurately calculates the mean deviation of the given series from its mean.
270 Easy
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If both the regression lines intersect perpendicularly, then
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Correct option: C
r=0r = 0
Option C (r=0r = 0) is correct because if the regression lines are perpendicular, it means there is no linear relationship between the variables, hence the correlation coefficient is zero.
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