JEE Main2015MathematicsStatisticsActual
The mean of a data set comprising of 16 observations is 16 . If one of the observation value 16 is deleted and three new observations valued 3 , 4 and 5 are added to the data, then the mean of the resultant data is
Options
- A14 .0
- B16 .8
- C16 .0
- D15 .8
Correct answer
A. 14 .0
Step-by-step solution
Given, ( ∑ i = 1   15 x i ) + 16 16 = 16 ⇒ ∑ i = 1 15 x i +16 = 256 ⇒ ∑ i = 1 15 x i = 240 Required mean = ∑ i   =   1 15 x i + 3 + 4 + 5 18 = 240 + 3 + 4 + 5 18 = 252 18 = 14