BITSAT2018MathematicsStatisticsActual
The arithmetic mean of a set of observation is X ¯ . If each observation is divided by α and increased by 10 , then the mean of the new series is
Options
- AX ¯ α
- BX ¯ + 10 α
- CX ¯ + 10 α α
- Dα X ¯ + 10
Correct answer
C. X ¯ + 10 α α
Step-by-step solution
Let x 1 ,   x 2 , … , x n be n observations. Then, X ¯ = 1 n Σ x i Let y i = x i α + 10 Then. 1 n ∑ i = 1 n y i = 1 α 1 n Σ x i + 1 n 10 n ⇒ X ¯ new = 1 α X ¯ + 10 = X ¯ + 10 α α Hence option (c) is correct.