NDA 2024
- Exam
- NDA
- Year
- 2024
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Statistics
NDA 2024 · Mathematics · Statistics
The marks obtained by 10 students in a Statistics test are...
The marks obtained by 10 students in a Statistics test are and 41.
What is the mean deviation of the largest five observations?
Options
- A4.8
- B5.5
- C6
- D7.5
Correct answer
C. 6
Step-by-step solution
Largest 5 observations are Mean deviation $=\frac{\Sigma\left|x_i-\mu\right|}{n}\begin{aligned} & =\frac{|32-41|+|35-41|+|41-41|+|47-41|+|50-41|}{5} \\ & =\frac{9+6+0+6+9}{5}=\frac{30}{5}=6\end{aligned}$$$