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If the s.d. of observations is 4 and another set of observations is 3, the s.d. of observations is
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Correct option: D
None of these
Option D (None of these) is correct because the standard deviation of the difference of two sets of observations depends on the covariance between the two sets, which is not given.
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Medium
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A sample of 90 values has mean 55 and standard
deviation 3. A second sample of 110 values has mean
60 and standard deviation 2. The combined variance
is equal to (upto two decimal)
deviation 3. A second sample of 110 values has mean
60 and standard deviation 2. The combined variance
is equal to (upto two decimal)
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Correct option: A
12.43
Option A (12.43) is correct because the combined variance is calculated using the formula that accounts for both the individual variances and the differences between the individual means and the overall mean.
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Medium
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If for a distribution and the total number of items is 18.
Statement-I: Mean of the distribution is 4.1666.
Statement-II: Standard deviation of the distribution is 1.54.
Statement-I: Mean of the distribution is 4.1666.
Statement-II: Standard deviation of the distribution is 1.54.
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Correct option: B
Only Statement II is true
The correct answer is None of these. The equation of tangent to which are perpendicular to straight line are not found because the roots are imaginary.
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Medium
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Coefficient of variation of two distributions are and and their arithmetic means are 30 and 25 respectively. Difference of standard deviation is:
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Correct option: D
0
Option D (0) is correct because the difference in standard deviations is 0, as both distributions have the same standard deviation of 15.
35
Medium
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Understanding
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The percentile is equal to
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Correct option: D
None of these
Option D (None of these) is correct because the 7th percentile is equal to the 70th percentile, not the 7th decile, 6th decile, or the third quartile.
36
Medium
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Application
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Coefficient of variation of two distributions are 60% and 75%, and their standard deviation are 18 and 15
respectively, then their arithmetic means respectively are
respectively, then their arithmetic means respectively are
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Correct option: B
30, 20
Option B (30, 20) is correct because it correctly calculates the arithmetic means using the given coefficients of variation and standard deviations.
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Medium
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Understanding
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If is the mean and is the variance of observations , then which of the following are true for the observations
I. Mean of the observations is .
II. Variance of the observations is .
III. Mean of the observations is .
IV. Variance of the observations is .
I. Mean of the observations is .
II. Variance of the observations is .
III. Mean of the observations is .
IV. Variance of the observations is .
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Correct option: D
III and IV are true
Option D (III and IV are true) is correct because multiplying each observation by a constant 'a' multiplies the mean by 'a' and the variance by a squared.
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Medium
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If the s.d. of a set of observations is 4 and if each observation is divided by 4, the s.d. of the new set of observations will be
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Correct option: D
1
Option D (1) is correct because dividing each observation by a constant also divides the standard deviation by the same constant.
39
Medium
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The mean and the standard deviation (s.d.) of five observations are 9 and 0 , respectively.
If one of the observations is changed such that the mean of the new set of five observations becomes 10 , then their d. is?
If one of the observations is changed such that the mean of the new set of five observations becomes 10 , then their d. is?
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Correct option: C
2
Option C (2) is correct. Since the initial standard deviation is 0, all observations are equal. After changing one observation, the new standard deviation can be calculated.
40
Medium
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Application
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If the variance of 1,2,3,4,5,…,10 is , then the standard derivation of 3,6,9,12,…., 30 is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the standard deviation of the new series is 3 times the standard deviation of the original series.
41
Medium
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Three forces are acting at a point in a plane. The angle between and are and respectively, then for equilibrium; forces are in the ratio
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Correct option: D
Option D, , is correct because it represents the ratio of the forces when they are in equilibrium, calculated using Lami's theorem.
42
Medium
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Application
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A batsman scores sums in 10 innings 38, 70, 48, 34, 42, 55, 46, 63, 54 and 44, then the deviation from median is
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Correct option: A
8.6
Option A (8.6) is correct because it is the mean of the absolute deviations from the median of the given data.
43
Medium
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Application
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A particle is acted upon by three forces and . It cannot be in equilibrium, if
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Correct option: A
Option A, , is correct because the sum of the two smaller forces (1 and 3) is less than the largest force (5), violating the triangle inequality and preventing equilibrium.
44
Medium
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An aeroplane flies around a square, the sides of which measure 100 miles each. The aeroplane covers at a speed of the first side, at the seoond side, at the third side and the fourth side. The average speed of acroplane around the square is
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Correct option: C
Option C (192 mh) is correct because the average speed is calculated using the harmonic mean of the speeds over equal distances.
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Medium
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Application
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The mean weight of students in the second year class of a college is . If the mean weights of the boys and that of the girls in the class are and respectively, then the number of boys and girls separately in the class are
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Correct option: C
72,48
Option C (72,48) is correct because it solves the system of equations to find the number of boys and girls based on their mean weights.
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46
Medium
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Application
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The mean of a data set consisting of 20 observations is 40 . If one observation 53 was wrongly recorded as 33 , then the correct mean will be:
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Correct option: A
41
Option A (41) is the closest correct answer. The correct mean is calculated by subtracting the incorrect value and adding the correct value, then dividing by the number of observations.
47
Medium
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Application
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Ravi obtained 70 and 75 marks in first two unit tests. Then, the minimum marks he should get in the third test to have an average of at least 60 marks, are
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Correct option: B
35
Option B (35) is correct because it is the minimum marks required in the third test to achieve an average of at least 60, calculated by setting up an inequality.
48
Medium
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Application
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The weighted mean of first natural numbers whose weights are equal to the squares of corresponding numbers is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it correctly applies the formula for the weighted mean of the first n natural numbers with weights equal to the squares of the corresponding numbers.
49
Medium
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Application
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The mean of 5 observations is 3 and variance is 2. If three of the five observations are 1, 3, 5 the other two are
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Correct option: D
2, 4
Option D (2, 4) is correct because these values satisfy both the mean and variance conditions given in the problem.
50
Medium
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Application
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The mean income of a group of workers is and that of another group is . If the number of workers in the second group is 10 times the number of workers in the first group, then mean income of combined group is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the weighted average of the two groups' incomes.
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Medium
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Application
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The mean of , a, b is 4 and their variance is 5.2 then
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Correct option: B
Option B ((4,7)) is correct because the values satisfy both the mean and variance conditions given in the problem.
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Medium
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If variance of are respectively , then the coefficient of correlation between two variables and is given by
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Correct option: B
Option D () is correct because it is the formula for the correlation coefficient derived from the variances of X, Y, and X-Y.
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Medium
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Application
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A.M. of , where is equal to
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the arithmetic mean of the given binomial coefficients after applying differentiation and substitution.
54
Medium
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Application
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The arithmetic mean of is
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Correct option: D
None of these
Option D (None of these) is correct because the arithmetic mean is calculated as (2n+1)(a+dn)/(2n+1) = a + nd.
55
Medium
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Analyzing
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The mean and variance of the marks obtained by the students in a test are 10 and 4 respectively. Later, the marks of one of the students is increased from 8 to 12. If the new mean of the marks is 10.2, then their new variance is equal to :
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Correct option: C
3.96
Option C (3.96) is correct because it accurately calculates the new variance after adjusting for the change in one student's marks and the resulting change in the mean.
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Medium
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If each observation of a raw data whose variance is is multiplied by , then the variance of the new set is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because multiplying each observation by h multiplies the variance by .
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Medium
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Application
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The image of the line in the plane is the line
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Correct option: A
Option A () 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.
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Medium
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Application
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Let the mean and the variance of 6 observations be 55 and 194 , respectively. If , then 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.
59
Medium
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Analyzing
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The correlation between and 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.
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Medium
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Application
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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.
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