BITSAT 2015
- Exam
- BITSAT
- Year
- 2015
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Statistics
BITSAT 2015 · Mathematics · Statistics
The mean square deviation of a set of n observation x_ 1 , x_ 2^ 2...
The mean square deviation of a set of n observation about a point is defined as $\frac{1}{n} \sum_{i=1}^{n}\left(x_{i}-c\right)^{2} The mean square deviations about -2 and 2 are 18 and 10 respectively, the standard deviation of this set of observations is
Options
- A3
- B2
- C1
- DNone of these
Correct answer
A. 3
Step-by-step solution
We have \left(x_{i}+2\right)^{2}=18$\begin{array}{l}
\sum_{i=1}^{n}\left(x_{i}-2\right)^{2}=10 n \\
\Rightarrow \sum_{i=1}^{n}\left(x_{i}+2\right)^{2}+\sum_{i=1}^{n}\left(x_{i}-2\right)^{2}=28 n
\end{array}
and $