JEE Main2014MathematicsStatisticsActual
The variance of the first 50 even natural numbers is :
Options
- A4 3 7
- B4 3 7 4
- C8 3 3 4
- D8 3 3
Correct answer
D. 8 3 3
Step-by-step solution
Variance of a set of n numbers x 1 ,   x 2   . . . x i ,   . . . x n is given σ 2 = 1 n Σ i = 1 n x i - x ¯ 2 , where x ¯ is the average of the numbers. We want the variance of 2 ,   4 ,   6 ,   8   . . . . .   48 ,   50 ,   52 ,   . . . . .   98 ,   100 Here x ¯ = 51 . x i - x ¯ will be symmetric about 51 , ∴ σ 2 = 2 50 1 2 + 3 2 + 5 2 + . ..  49 2 Now, 1 2   +   3 2   +   5 2   +