Statistics

208 Questions
2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift

The mean and variance of 10 observations are 9 and 34.2 , respectively. If 8 of these observations are $2,3,5,10,11,13,15,21$, then the mean deviation about the median of all the 10 observations is

A.

7

B.

4

C.

5

D.

6

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 24th January Evening Shift

Let $\mathrm{X}=\{x \in \mathrm{~N}: 1 \leq x \leq 19\}$ and for some $a, b \in \mathbb{R}, \mathrm{Y}=\{a x+b: x \in \mathrm{X}\}$. If the mean and variance of the elements of Y are 30 and 750 , respectively, then the sum of all possible values of $b$ is

A.

20

B.

100

C.

80

D.

60

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 24th January Morning Shift

The mean and variance of a data of 10 observations are 10 and 2 , respectively. If an observations $\alpha$ in this data is replaced by $\beta$, then the mean and variance become 10.1 and 1.99 , respectively. Then $\alpha+\beta$ equals

A.

15

B.

10

C.

5

D.

20

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Evening Shift

If the mean and the variance of the data

$ \begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline \text { Class } & 4-8 & 8-12 & 12-16 & 16-20 \\ \hline \text { Frequency } & 3 & \lambda & 4 & 7 \\ \hline \end{array} $

are $\mu$ and 19 respectively, then the value of $\lambda+\mu$ is :

A.

21

B.

19

C.

18

D.

20

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Morning Shift

Let the mean and variance of 8 numbers $-10,-7,-1, x, y, 9,2,16$ be $\frac{7}{2}$ and $\frac{293}{4}$, respectively.

Then the mean of 4 numbers $x, y, x+y+1,|x-y|$ is :

A.

11

B.

9

C.

10

D.

12

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Evening Shift

If the mean deviation about the median of the numbers $\mathrm{k}, 2 \mathrm{k}, 3 \mathrm{k}, \ldots ., 1000 \mathrm{k}$ is 500 , then $\mathrm{k}^2$ is equal to :

A.

1

B.

16

C.

9

D.

4

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Evening Shift

A random variable X takes values 0, 1, 2, 3 with probabilities $\frac{2a+1}{30}$, $\frac{8a-1}{30}$, $\frac{4a+1}{30}$, $b$ respectively, where $a, b \in \mathbb{R}$.

Let $\mu$ and $\sigma$ respectively be the mean and standard deviation of $X$ such that $\sigma^2 + \mu^2 = 2$.

Then $\frac{a}{b}$ is equal to:

A.

12

B.

60

C.

30

D.

3

2026 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 2 Online
Consider a data consisting of 10 observations $x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_{10}$, whose mean is 5 and variance is 7 . If the mean and the variance of the first 8 observations $x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_8$ are 4 and 3.5 , respectively, and $x_9 < x_{10}$, then the value of $3 x_9+2 x_{10}$ is $\_\_\_\_$ .
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 7th April Morning Shift

The mean and standard deviation of 100 observations are 40 and 5.1 , respectively. By mistake one observation is taken as 50 instead of 40 . If the correct mean and the correct standard deviation are $\mu$ and $\sigma$ respectively, then $10(\mu+\sigma)$ is equal to

A.
447
B.
445
C.
449
D.
451
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift

Let the mean and the standard deviation of the observation $2,3,3,4,5,7, a, b$ be 4 and $\sqrt{2}$ respectively. Then the mean deviation about the mode of these observations is :

A.
$\frac{1}{2}$
B.
$\frac{3}{4}$
C.
1
D.
2
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Evening Shift
Let the Mean and Variance of five observations $x_1=1, x_2=3, x_3=a, x_4=7$ and $x_5=\mathrm{b}, a>\mathrm{b}$, be 5 and 10 respectively. Then the Variance of the observations $n+x_n, n=1,2, \ldots, 5$ is
A.
17
B.
16
C.
16.4
D.
17.4
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 2nd April Evening Shift
If the mean and the variance of $6,4, a, 8, b, 12,10,13$ are 9 and 9.25 respectively, then $a+b+a b$ is equal to :
A.
103
B.
106
C.
100
D.
105
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift

Let $x_1, x_2, ..., x_{10}$ be ten observations such that $\sum\limits_{i=1}^{10} (x_i - 2) = 30$, $\sum\limits_{i=1}^{10} (x_i - \beta)^2 = 98$, $\beta > 2$, and their variance is $\frac{4}{5}$. If $\mu$ and $\sigma^2$ are respectively the mean and the variance of $2(x_1 - 1) + 4\beta, 2(x_2 - 1) + 4\beta, ..., 2(x_{10} - 1) + 4\beta$, then $\frac{\beta\mu}{\sigma^2}$ is equal to :

A.

100

B.

90

C.

120

D.

110

2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 24th January Morning Shift

For a statistical data $\mathrm{x}_1, \mathrm{x}_2, \ldots, \mathrm{x}_{10}$ of 10 values, a student obtained the mean as 5.5 and $\sum_{i=1}^{10} x_i^2=371$. He later found that he had noted two values in the data incorrectly as 4 and 5 , instead of the correct values 6 and 8 , respectively. The variance of the corrected data is

A.
5
B.
7
C.
9
D.
4
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 23rd January Morning Shift

Marks obtains by all the students of class 12 are presented in a freqency distribution with classes of equal width. Let the median of this grouped data be 14 with median class interval 12-18 and median class frequency 12. If the number of students whose marks are less than 12 is 18 , then the total number of students is :

A.
52
B.
44
C.
40
D.
48
2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 23rd January Evening Shift

The variance of the numbers $8,21,34,47, \ldots, 320$ is _______.

2025 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2025 Paper 1 Online

Consider the following frequency distribution:

Value458961211
Frequency5$f_1$$f_2$2113

Suppose that the sum of the frequencies is 19 and the median of this frequency distribution is 6.

For the given frequency distribution, let $\alpha$ denote the mean deviation about the mean, $\beta$ denote the mean deviation about the median, and $\sigma^2$ denote the variance.

Match each entry in List-I to the correct entry in List-II and choose the correct option.

List – I List – II
(P) 7 f1 + 9 f2 is equal to (1) 146
(Q) 19 α is equal to (2) 47
(R) 19 β is equal to (3) 48
(S) 19 σ2 is equal to (4) 145
(5) 55
A.

(P) → (5)    (Q) → (3)    (R) → (2)    (S) → (4)

B.

(P) → (5)    (Q) → (2)    (R) → (3)    (S) → (1)

C.

(P) → (5)    (Q) → (3)    (R) → (2)    (S) → (1)

D.

(P) → (3)    (Q) → (2)    (R) → (5)    (S) → (4)

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Evening Shift

The mean deviation about median of the numbers $3 x, 6 x, 9 x, \ldots .81 x$ is 91 , then $|x|=$

A.

4

B.

$\frac{5}{2}$

C.

$\frac{9}{2}$

D.

8

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Morning Shift

$ \text { The coefficient of variation for the following data is } $

$ \begin{array}{llllll} \hline \text { Class interval } & 0-2 & 2-4 & 4-6 & 6-8 & 8-10 \\ \hline \text { Frequency } & 2 & 3 & 5 & 3 & 2 \\ \hline \end{array} $

A.

$\frac{8 \sqrt{22}}{3}$

B.

$\frac{8 \sqrt{110}}{\sqrt{3}}$

C.

$\frac{4 \sqrt{110}}{\sqrt{3}}$

D.

$\frac{4 \sqrt{22}}{3}$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Evening Shift

The mean deviation from the mean of the discrete data $2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19,22$ is

A.

8

B.

7.5

C.

5.5

D.

6

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Evening Shift

The probability distribution of a random variable $X$ is given below. Then, the standard deviation of $X$ is

$ \begin{array}{llllll} \hline \boldsymbol{X}=\boldsymbol{x}_1 & 2 & 3 & 5 & 7 & 12 \\ \hline \boldsymbol{P}\left(\boldsymbol{X}=\boldsymbol{x}_1\right) & 3 k & k & k & 2 k & k \\ \hline \end{array} $

A.

5

B.

11

C.

$\sqrt{11}$

D.

$\sqrt{5}$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Morning Shift

The variance of the discrete data $3,4,5,6,7,8,10,13$ is

A.

7.5

B.

8

C.

9.5

D.

9

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Morning Shift

If a possion variate $X$ satisfies the relation $P(X=3)=P(X=5)$, then $P(X=4)=$

A.

$\frac{50}{3 e^{\sqrt{20}}}$

B.

$\frac{20000}{3 e^{20}}$

C.

$\frac{125}{3 e^{10}}$

D.

$\frac{25}{3 e^{\sqrt{20}}}$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Evening Shift

If the variance of the numbers $9,15,21, \ldots,(6 n+3)$ is $P$, then the variance of the first $n$ even numbers is

A.

$9 P$

B.

$3 P$

C.

$\frac{P}{9}$

D.

$\frac{P}{3}$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Morning Shift

The mean deviation from the median for the following data is

$ \begin{array}{cllllll} x_i & 2 & 9 & 8 & 3 & 5 & 7 \\ \hline f_i & 5 & 3 & 1 & 6 & 6 & 1 \\ \hline \end{array} $

A.

2

B.

$\frac{8}{3}$

C.

$\frac{9}{2}$

D.

9

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Morning Shift

If three dice are thrown, then the mean of the sum of the numbers appearing on them is

A.

58.5

B.

76.66

C.

71.75

D.

10.5

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Morning Shift

Variance of the following continuous frequency distribution is

$ \begin{array}{cc} \hline \text { Class Interval } & \text { Frequency } \\ \hline 0-4 & 1 \\ \hline 4-8 & 2 \\ \hline 8-12 & 2 \\ \hline 12-16 & 1 \\ \hline \end{array} $

A.

16

B.

$\frac{44}{3}$

C.

23

D.

$\frac{22}{3}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 27th May Morning Shift

If $\sum_{i=1}^9\left(x_i-5\right)=9$ and $\sum_{i=1}^9\left(x_i-5\right)^2=45$, then the standard deviation of the nine observations $x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_9$ is

A.

2

B.

4

C.

3

D.

9

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Evening Shift

The mean deviation from the median for the following data is

$ \begin{array}{llllll} \hline x_1 & 9 & 3 & 7 & 2 & 5 \\ \hline f_1 & 1 & 6 & 2 & 8 & 4 \\ \hline \end{array} $

A.

$\frac{94}{21}$

B.

$\frac{12}{7}$

C.

$\frac{10}{7}$

D.

$\frac{100}{21}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 24th May Morning Shift

The mean deviation about the mean for the following data is

$ \begin{array}{llllll} \hline \text { Class Interval } & 0-2 & 2-4 & 4-6 & 6-8 & 8-10 \\ \hline \text { Frequency } & 1 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 \\ \hline \end{array} $

A.

3

B.

$\frac{20}{11}$

C.

$\frac{40}{11}$

D.

2

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Evening Shift

Let $x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_{11}$ be the observations satisfying $\sum\limits_{i=1}^{11}\left(x_i-4\right)=22$ and $\sum\limits_{i=1}^{11}\left(x_i-4\right)^2=154$. If the mean and variance of the observations are $\alpha$ and $\beta$, then the quadratic equation having the roots $\frac{\alpha}{\beta}$ and $\frac{\beta}{\alpha}$ is

A.

$15 x^2-16 x+15=0$

B.

$15 x^2-34 x+15=0$

C.

$x^2-16 x+60=0$

D.

$12 x^2-25 x+20=0$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Morning Shift

The mean and variance of the observations $x_1, x_2, x_3 \ldots x_{15}$ are respectively 2 and 4 . If the mean and variance of the observations $y_1, y_2 \ldots, y_{10}$ are respectively 2 and 5 , then the variance of the observations $x_1, x_2 \ldots, x_{15}, y_1, y_2 \ldots, y_{10}$ is

A.

6.5

B.

5.3

C.

3.4

D.

4.4

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Evening Shift

Variance of the following discrete frequency distribution is

$ \begin{array}{llllll} \hline \text { Class Interval } & 0-2 & 2-4 & 4-6 & 6-8 & 8-10 \\ \hline \text { Frequency } & 2 & 3 & 5 & 3 & 2 \\ \hline \end{array} $

A.

$\frac{463}{15}$

B.

$\frac{838}{15}$

C.

$\frac{44}{5}$

D.

$\frac{88}{15}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Morning Shift

The following data represents the frequency distribution of 20 observations

$ \begin{array}{ccccccc} \hline x_i & 3 & 4 & 5 & 8 & 10 & 11 \\ \hline f_i & \alpha+2 & (\alpha-1)^2 & 4 & \alpha-1 & 2 & \alpha \\ \hline \end{array} $

Then, its mean deviation about the mean is

A.

3

B.

2.4

C.

2.7

D.

2.9

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 21st May Evening Shift

If the variance of the first $n$ natural numbers is 10 and the variance of the first $m$ even natural numbers is 16 , then $n: m=$

A.

$9: 5$

B.

$7: 3$

C.

$11: 7$

D.

$5: 8$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 21st May Morning Shift

The variance of ungrouped data $2,12,3,11,5,10,6,7$, is

A.

11.875

B.

11

C.

12

D.

10.765

2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 9th April Evening Shift

If the variance of the frequency distribution

$x$ $c$ $2c$ $3c$ $4c$ $5c$ $6c$
$f$ 2 1 1 1 1 1

is 160, then the value of $c\in N$ is

A.
5
B.
8
C.
6
D.
7
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 9th April Morning Shift

The frequency distribution of the age of students in a class of 40 students is given below.

Age 15 16 17 18 19 20
No of Students 5 8 5 12 $x$ $y$

If the mean deviation about the median is 1.25, then $4x+5y$ is equal to :

A.
43
B.
46
C.
44
D.
47
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift

The mean and standard deviation of 20 observations are found to be 10 and 2 , respectively. On rechecking, it was found that an observation by mistake was taken 8 instead of 12. The correct standard deviation is

A.
1.94
B.
$\sqrt{3.96}$
C.
$\sqrt{3.86}$
D.
1.8
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 4th April Morning Shift

Let $\alpha, \beta \in \mathbf{R}$. Let the mean and the variance of 6 observations $-3,4,7,-6, \alpha, \beta$ be 2 and 23, respectively. The mean deviation about the mean of these 6 observations is :

A.
$\frac{16}{3}$
B.
$\frac{11}{3}$
C.
$\frac{14}{3}$
D.
$\frac{13}{3}$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 1st February Evening Shift
Consider 10 observations $x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_{10}$ such that $\sum\limits_{i=1}^{10}\left(x_i-\alpha\right)=2$ and $\sum\limits_{i=1}^{10}\left(x_i-\beta\right)^2=40$, where $\alpha, \beta$ are positive integers. Let the mean and the variance of the observations be $\frac{6}{5}$ and $\frac{84}{25}$ respectively. Then $\frac{\beta}{\alpha}$ is equal to :
A.
2
B.
1
C.
$\frac{5}{2}$
D.
$\frac{3}{2}$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 1st February Morning Shift
Let the median and the mean deviation about the median of 7 observation $170,125,230,190,210$, a, b be 170 and $\frac{205}{7}$ respectively. Then the mean deviation about the mean of these 7 observations is :
A.
31
B.
28
C.
30
D.
32
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 31st January Evening Shift

Let the mean and the variance of 6 observations $a, b, 68,44,48,60$ be $55$ and $194$, respectively. If $a>b$, then $a+3 b$ is

A.
180
B.
210
C.
190
D.
200
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 30th January Morning Shift

Let M denote the median of the following frequency distribution

Class 0 - 4 4 - 8 8 - 12 12 - 16 16 - 20
Frequency 3 9 10 8 6

Then 20M is equal to :

A.
104
B.
52
C.
208
D.
416
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 29th January Evening Shift

If the mean and variance of five observations are $\frac{24}{5}$ and $\frac{194}{25}$ respectively and the mean of the first four observations is $\frac{7}{2}$, then the variance of the first four observations in equal to

A.
$\frac{5}{4}$
B.
$\frac{4}{5}$
C.
$\frac{105}{4}$
D.
$\frac{77}{12}$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 27th January Morning Shift
Let $\mathrm{a}_1, \mathrm{a}_2, \ldots \mathrm{a}_{10}$ be 10 observations such that $\sum\limits_{\mathrm{k}=1}^{10} \mathrm{a}_{\mathrm{k}}=50$ and $\sum\limits_{\forall \mathrm{k} < \mathrm{j}} \mathrm{a}_{\mathrm{k}} \cdot \mathrm{a}_{\mathrm{j}}=1100$. Then the standard deviation of $\mathrm{a}_1, \mathrm{a}_2, \ldots, \mathrm{a}_{10}$ is equal to :
A.
5
B.
$\sqrt{115}$
C.
10
D.
$\sqrt{5}$
2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift

Let $\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{b}, \mathrm{c} \in \mathbf{N}$ and $\mathrm{a}< \mathrm{b}< \mathrm{c}$. Let the mean, the mean deviation about the mean and the variance of the 5 observations $9,25, a, b, c$ be 18, 4 and $\frac{136}{5}$, respectively. Then $2 a+b-c$ is equal to ________

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 5th April Evening Shift

Let the mean and the standard deviation of the probability distribution

$\mathrm{X}$ $\alpha$ 1 0 $-$3
$\mathrm{P(X)}$ $\frac{1}{3}$ $\mathrm{K}$ $\frac{1}{6}$ $\frac{1}{4}$

be $\mu$ and $\sigma$, respectively. If $\sigma-\mu=2$, then $\sigma+\mu$ is equal to ________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 30th January Evening Shift

The variance $\sigma^2$ of the data

$x_i$ 0 1 5 6 10 12 17
$f_i$ 3 2 3 2 6 3 3

is _________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift

If the mean and variance of the data $65,68,58,44,48,45,60, \alpha, \beta, 60$ where $\alpha> \beta$, are 56 and 66.2 respectively, then $\alpha^2+\beta^2$ is equal to _________.