JEE Main2013MathematicsStatisticsActual
Mean of 5 observations is 7 . If four of these observations are 6,7,8,10 and one is missing then the variance of all the five observations is :
Options
- A4
- B6
- C8
- D2
Correct answer
D. 2
Step-by-step solution
Let 5 th observation be x . Given mean =7 aligned & 7= 6+7+8+10+x 5 & x=4 aligned Now, Variance gathered = (6-7)^2+(7-7)^2+(8-7)^2+(10-7)^2+(4-7)^2 5 = 1^2+0^2+1^2+3^2+3^2 5 = 20 5 = 4 =2 gathered