Statistics

141 Questions
2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 30th January Morning Shift

The mean and variance of 7 observations are 8 and 16 respectively. If one observation 14 is omitted and a and b are respectively mean and variance of remaining 6 observation, then $\mathrm{a+3 b-5}$ is equal to ___________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 29th January Evening Shift

Let $X=\{11,12,13,....,40,41\}$ and $Y=\{61,62,63,....,90,91\}$ be the two sets of observations. If $\overline x $ and $\overline y $ are their respective means and $\sigma^2$ is the variance of all the observations in $\mathrm{X\cup Y}$, then $\left| {\overline x + \overline y - {\sigma ^2}} \right|$ is equal to ____________.

2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th July Evening Shift

If the mean deviation about median for the numbers 3, 5, 7, 2k, 12, 16, 21, 24, arranged in the ascending order, is 6 then the median is :

A.
11.5
B.
10.5
C.
12
D.
11
2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th June Evening Shift

The number of values of a $\in$ N such that the variance of 3, 7, 12, a, 43 $-$ a is a natural number is :

A.
0
B.
2
C.
5
D.
infinite
2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th June Morning Shift

Let the mean and the variance of 5 observations x1, x2, x3, x4, x5 be ${24 \over 5}$ and ${194 \over 25}$ respectively. If the mean and variance of the first 4 observation are ${7 \over 2}$ and a respectively, then (4a + x5) is equal to:

A.
13
B.
15
C.
17
D.
18
2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 27th June Evening Shift

The mean and variance of the data 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, x, y, where x < y, are 6 and ${9 \over 4}$ respectively. Then ${x^4} + {y^2}$ is equal to :

A.
162
B.
320
C.
674
D.
420
2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 26th June Evening Shift

The mean and standard deviation of 50 observations are 15 and 2 respectively. It was found that one incorrect observation was taken such that the sum of correct and incorrect observations is 70. If the correct mean is 16, then the correct variance is equal to :

A.
10
B.
36
C.
43
D.
60
2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 26th June Morning Shift

The mean of the numbers a, b, 8, 5, 10 is 6 and their variance is 6.8. If M is the mean deviation of the numbers about the mean, then 25 M is equal to :

A.
60
B.
55
C.
50
D.
45
2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th July Morning Shift

Let the mean and the variance of 20 observations $x_{1}, x_{2}, \ldots, x_{20}$ be 15 and 9 , respectively. For $\alpha \in \mathbf{R}$, if the mean of $\left(x_{1}+\alpha\right)^{2},\left(x_{2}+\alpha\right)^{2}, \ldots,\left(x_{20}+\alpha\right)^{2}$ is 178 , then the square of the maximum value of $\alpha$ is equal to ________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th July Morning Shift

Let $x_{1}, x_{2}, x_{3}, \ldots, x_{20}$ be in geometric progression with $x_{1}=3$ and the common ratio $\frac{1}{2}$. A new data is constructed replacing each $x_{i}$ by $\left(x_{i}-i\right)^{2}$. If $\bar{x}$ is the mean of new data, then the greatest integer less than or equal to $\bar{x}$ is ____________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 27th July Morning Shift

The mean and variance of 10 observations were calculated as 15 and 15 respectively by a student who took by mistake 25 instead of 15 for one observation. Then, the correct standard deviation is _____________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 26th July Evening Shift

The mean and standard deviation of 40 observations are 30 and 5 respectively. It was noticed that two of these observations 12 and 10 were wrongly recorded. If $\sigma$ is the standard deviation of the data after omitting the two wrong observations from the data, then $38 \sigma^{2}$ is equal to ___________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th June Evening Shift

Suppose a class has 7 students. The average marks of these students in the mathematics examination is 62, and their variance is 20. A student fails in the examination if he/she gets less than 50 marks, then in worst case, the number of students can fail is _________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th June Morning Shift

The mean and standard deviation of 15 observations are found to be 8 and 3 respectively. On rechecking it was found that, in the observations, 20 was misread as 5. Then, the correct variance is equal to _____________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th June Evening Shift

If the mean deviation about the mean of the numbers 1, 2, 3, .........., n, where n is odd, is ${{5(n + 1)} \over n}$, then n is equal to ______________.

2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 31st August Evening Shift
The mean and variance of 7 observations are 8 and 16 respectively. If two observations are 6 and 8, then the variance of the remaining 5 observations is :
A.
${{92} \over 5}$
B.
${{134} \over 5}$
C.
${{536} \over {25}}$
D.
${{112} \over 5}$
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th August Morning Shift
The mean and standard deviation of 20 observations were calculated as 10 and 2.5 respectively. It was found that by mistake one data value was taken as 25 instead of 35. if $\alpha$ and $\sqrt \beta $ are the mean and standard deviation respectively for correct data, then ($\alpha$, $\beta$) is :
A.
(11, 26)
B.
(10.5, 25)
C.
(11, 25)
D.
(10.5, 26)
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th July Evening Shift
Let the mean and variance of the frequency distribution

$\matrix{ {x:} & {{x_1} = 2} & {{x_2} = 6} & {{x_3} = 8} & {{x_4} = 9} \cr {f:} & 4 & 4 & \alpha & \beta \cr } $

be 6 and 6.8 respectively. If x3 is changed from 8 to 7, then the mean for the new data will be :
A.
4
B.
5
C.
${{17} \over 3}$
D.
${{16} \over 3}$
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th July Morning Shift
If the mean and variance of the following data : 6, 10, 7, 13, a, 12, b, 12 are 9 and ${{37} \over 4}$

respectively, then (a $-$ b)2 is equal to :
A.
24
B.
12
C.
32
D.
16
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th July Evening Shift
The first of the two samples in a group has 100 items with mean 15 and standard deviation 3. If the whole group has 250 items with mean 15.6 and standard deviation $\sqrt {13.44} $, then the standard deviation of the second sample is :
A.
8
B.
6
C.
4
D.
5
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 20th July Evening Shift
If the mean and variance of six observations 7, 10, 11, 15, a, b are 10 and ${{20} \over 3}$, respectively, then the value of | a $-$ b | is equal to :
A.
9
B.
11
C.
7
D.
1
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 20th July Morning Shift
The mean of 6 distinct observations is 6.5 and their variance is 10.25. If 4 out of 6 observations are 2, 4, 5 and 7, then the remaining two observations are :
A.
10, 11
B.
3, 18
C.
8, 13
D.
1, 20
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 18th March Evening Shift
Let in a series of 2n observations, half of them are equal to a and remaining half are equal to $-$a. Also by adding a constant b in each of these observations, the mean and standard deviation of new set become 5 and 20, respectively. Then the value of a2 + b2 is equal to :
A.
425
B.
250
C.
925
D.
650
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 16th March Morning Shift
Consider three observations a, b, and c such that b = a + c. If the standard deviation of a + 2, b + 2, c + 2 is d, then which of the following is true?
A.
b2 = 3(a2 + c2) + 9d2
B.
b2 = 3(a2 + c2) $-$ 9d2
C.
b2 = 3(a2 + c2 + d2)
D.
b2 = a2 + c2 + 3d2
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 31st August Morning Shift
The mean of 10 numbers 7 $\times$ 8, 10 $\times$ 10, 13 $\times$ 12, 16 $\times$ 14, ....... is ____________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th August Evening Shift
An online exam is attempted by 50 candidates out of which 20 are boys. The average marks obtained by boys is 12 with a variance 2. The variance of marks obtained by 30 girls is also 2. The average marks of all 50 candidates is 15. If $\mu$ is the average marks of girls and $\sigma$2 is the variance of marks of 50 candidates, then $\mu$ + $\sigma$2 is equal to ________________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th August Morning Shift
Let n be an odd natural number such that the variance of 1, 2, 3, 4, ......, n is 14. Then n is equal to _____________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th August Evening Shift
Let the mean and variance of four numbers 3, 7, x and y(x > y) be 5 and 10 respectively. Then the mean of four numbers 3 + 2x, 7 + 2y, x + y and x $-$ y is ______________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th July Morning Shift
Consider the following frequency distribution :

Class : 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
Frequency : $\alpha $ 110 54 30 $\beta $


If the sum of all frequencies is 584 and median is 45, then | $\alpha$ $-$ $\beta$ | is equal to _______________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 22th July Evening Shift
Consider the following frequency distribution :

Class : 0-6 6-12 12-18 18-24 24-30
Frequency : $a $ $b$ 12 9 5

If mean = ${{309} \over {22}}$ and median = 14, then the value (a $-$ b)2 is equal to _____________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 18th March Morning Shift
The mean age of 25 teachers in a school is 40 years. A teacher retires at the age of 60 years and a new teacher is appointed in his place. If the mean age of the teachers in this school now is 39 years, then the age (in years) of the newly appointed teacher is _________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 17th March Evening Shift
Consider a set of 3n numbers having variance 4. In this set, the mean of first 2n numbers is 6 and the mean of the remaining n numbers is 3. A new set is constructed by adding 1 into each of first 2n numbers, and subtracting 1 from each of the remaining n numbers. If the variance of the new set is k, then 9k is equal to __________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 16th March Evening Shift
Consider the statistics of two sets of observations as follows :

Size Mean Variance
Observation I 10 2 2
Observation II n 3 1


If the variance of the combined set of these two observations is ${{17} \over 9}$, then the value of n is equal to ___________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th February Evening Shift
Let X1, X2, ......., X18 be eighteen observations such
that $\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{18} {({X_i} - } \alpha ) = 36$ and $\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{18} {({X_i} - } \beta {)^2} = 90$, where $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are distinct real numbers. If the standard deviation of these observations is 1, then the value of | $\alpha$ $-$ $\beta$ | is ____________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 24th February Evening Shift
If the variance of 10 natural numbers 1, 1, 1, ....., 1, k is less than 10, then the maximum possible value of k is ________.
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 6th September Morning Slot
If $\sum\limits_{i = 1}^n {\left( {{x_i} - a} \right)} = n$ and $\sum\limits_{i = 1}^n {{{\left( {{x_i} - a} \right)}^2}} = na$
(n, a > 1) then the standard deviation of n
observations x1 , x2 , ..., xn is :
A.
$a$ – 1
B.
$n\sqrt {a - 1} $
C.
$\sqrt {n\left( {a - 1} \right)} $
D.
$\sqrt {a - 1} $
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 5th September Evening Slot
If the mean and the standard deviation of the
data 3, 5, 7, a, b are 5 and 2 respectively, then a and b are the roots of the equation :
A.
x2 – 20x + 18 = 0
B.
2x2 – 20x + 19 = 0
C.
x2 – 10x + 18 = 0
D.
x2 – 10x + 19 = 0
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 5th September Morning Slot
The mean and variance of 7 observations are 8 and 16, respectively. If five observations are 2, 4, 10, 12, 14, then the absolute difference of the remaining two observations is :
A.
2
B.
3
C.
1
D.
4
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 4th September Morning Slot
The mean and variance of 8 observations are 10 and 13.5, respectively. If 6 of these observations are 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15, then the absolute difference of the remaining two observations is :
A.
5
B.
3
C.
7
D.
9
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 3rd September Evening Slot
Let xi (1 $ \le $ i $ \le $ 10) be ten observations of a random variable X. If
$\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{10} {\left( {{x_i} - p} \right)} = 3$ and $\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{10} {{{\left( {{x_i} - p} \right)}^2}} = 9$
where 0 $ \ne $ p $ \in $ R, then the standard deviation of these observations is :
A.
${7 \over {10}}$
B.
${9 \over {10}}$
C.
${4 \over 5}$
D.
$\sqrt {{3 \over 5}} $
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 3rd September Morning Slot
For the frequency distribution :
Variate (x) :      x1   x2   x3 ....  x15
Frequency (f) : f1    f2   f3 ...... f15
where 0 < x1 < x2 < x3 < ... < x15 = 10 and
$\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{15} {{f_i}} $ > 0, the standard deviation cannot be :
A.
6
B.
1
C.
4
D.
2
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 2nd September Morning Slot
Let X = {x $ \in $ N : 1 $ \le $ x $ \le $ 17} and
Y = {ax + b: x $ \in $ X and a, b $ \in $ R, a > 0}. If mean
and variance of elements of Y are 17 and 216
respectively then a + b is equal to :
A.
7
B.
9
C.
-7
D.
-27
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 9th January Morning Slot
Let the observations xi (1 $ \le $ i $ \le $ 10) satisfy the
equations, $\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{10} {\left( {{x_1} - 5} \right)} $ = 10 and $\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{10} {{{\left( {{x_1} - 5} \right)}^2}} $ = 40.
If $\mu $ and $\lambda $ are the mean and the variance of the
observations, x1 – 3, x2 – 3, ...., x10 – 3, then
the ordered pair ($\mu $, $\lambda $) is equal to :
A.
(6, 6)
B.
(3, 3)
C.
(3, 6)
D.
(6, 3)
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Evening Slot
The mean and variance of 20 observations are found to be 10 and 4, respectively. On rechecking, it was found that an observation 9 was incorrect and the correct observation was 11. Then the correct variance is
A.
3.98
B.
3.99
C.
4.01
D.
4.02
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Morning Slot
The mean and the standard deviation (s.d.) of 10 observations are 20 and 2 resepectively. Each of these 10 observations is multiplied by p and then reduced by q, where p $ \ne $ 0 and q $ \ne $ 0. If the new mean and new s.d. become half of their original values, then q is equal to
A.
10
B.
-20
C.
-10
D.
-5
2020 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 6th September Evening Slot
Consider the data on x taking the values
0, 2, 4, 8,....., 2n with frequencies
nC0 , nC1 , nC2 ,...., nCn respectively. If the
mean of this data is ${{728} \over {{2^n}}}$, then n is equal to _________ .
2020 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 4th September Evening Slot
If the variance of the following frequency distribution :

Class         : 10–20 20–30 30–40

Frequency :    2          x          2

is 50, then x is equal to____
2020 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 2nd September Evening Slot
If the variance of the terms in an increasing A.P.,
b1 , b2 , b3 ,....,b11 is 90, then the common difference of this A.P. is_______.
2020 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 7th January Evening Slot
If the mean and variance of eight numbers 3, 7, 9, 12, 13, 20, x and y be 10 and 25 respectively, then x.y is equal to _______.
2020 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 7th January Morning Slot
If the variance of the first n natural numbers is 10 and the variance of the first m even natural numbers is 16, then m + n is equal to_____.