Statistics

Q35. lf the standard deviation of the numbers -1, 0, 1, k is y'5 where k > o, then k is equal to
9 Apr 2019 (M)
(1) v'6 (2) 4 J I (4) 2v'6
(3) 2f¥-

Q36. A student scores the following marks in five tests: 45,54,41,57,43. His score is not known for the
sixth teSt • If the mean score is 48 in the six tests, then the standard deviation of the marks in six
tests is: 8 Apr 2019 (£)
1
(1) ~ (2) (3) ..!Q. (4)
3

Q37. The mean and the variance of five observations are 4 and 5.20, respectively. If three of the
observations are 3, 4 and 4; then- the absolute value of the difference of the other two observations,
is: 12 Jan 2019 (£)
(1) 3 (2) 5 (3) 7 (4) 1
Q38. The mean of five observations is 5 and their variance is 9.20. Ifthree of the given five
observations are 1, 3 and 8, then a ratio of other two observations is 10 Jan 2019 (M)
(1) 10 : 3 (2) 4: 9 (3) 6: 7 (4) 5 : 8
Q39. 5 students of a class have an average height 150 c:m and variance 18 c:m2 • A new student, whose
height is 156 cm, joined them. The variance (in cm2) of the height of these six students is: ~-'8
i.!s:
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9 Jan 2019 (M)
(1) 22 (2) 16 (3) 18 (4) 20

MUST DO PROBLEMS

Mean
Q40. Consider the data on x taking the values 0, 2, 4, 8, ..... , 2n with frequencies
nco, ncl, nc2, . . . . , ncn respectively. If the mean of this data is 1:ns , then Il is equal to ....... .
6 Sep 2020 (E)
Q41. If for some x ER, the frequency distribution of the marks obtained by 20 students in a test is:

!Marks 12 13 15 II~
2
!Frequency distribution ll(x + 1) 11(2x - 5) llx 2
- 3x II~
Then the mean of the marks is : 10 Apr 2019 (M)
(1) 3.0 (2) 2.5 (3) 3.2 (4) 2.8

Median
Q42. Consider the following frequency distribution :

lclass 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50- 60

II II II II I I

jFrequency a 110 54 30 /3
II II II II I
If the sum of all frequencies 1s 584 and median is 45, then Ia - /31 is equal to _ __
25 Jul 2021 (M)
Q43. Consider the following frequency distribution:
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/ Class: JI 0- 6 II 6 - 12 II 12 - 18 II 18 - 24 24-30 I[!I J

II
/ Frequency: II a II b II 12 II 9 5
II
If mean = ° and median = 14, then the value (a -
3 9
22 b) 2
is equal to 22 Jul 2021 (E)

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