iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282620 May 2026
The mean and variance of $n$ observations $x_1, x_2, x_3, \ldots . . x_n$ are 5 and 0 respectively. If $\sum_{i=1}^n x_i^2=400$, then the value of $n$ is equal to
Since, SD for player A is 7.25 < SD for player B is 33.79.
Hence, player A is more consistent player.
2020
Q159
JEE Mains
MCQ
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282614 Mar 2026
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 :
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282614 Mar 2026
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 :
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282614 Mar 2026
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 :
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282614 Mar 2026
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 :
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282614 Mar 2026
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 :
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282614 Mar 2026
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
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Mean of X = ${{\sum\limits_{x = 1}^{17} x } \over {17}}$ = ${{17 \times 18} \over {17 \times 2}}$ = 9
Mean of Y = ${{\sum\limits_{x = 1}^{17} {\left( {ax + b} \right)} } \over {17}}$ = 17
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282614 Mar 2026
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 :
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282614 Mar 2026
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
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282614 Mar 2026
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
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Let observations are
x1, x2, ...., x10
Here mean = 20 and standard deviation(S.D) = 2
When each of these 10
observations is multiplied by p then new observations are
px1, px2, ....., px10 and new mean = 20p and new standard deviation(S.D) = 2|p|
Now when Reduced by q then new observations are
px1 - q, px2 - q, ....., px10 - q
and new mean = 20p - q and new standard deviation(S.D) = 2|p|
Given 20p - q = ${{20} \over 2}$ = 10
and 2|p| = ${2 \over 2}$ = 1
$ \Rightarrow $ p = $ \pm $ ${1 \over 2}$
If p = ${1 \over 2}$ then q = 0 (not possible as given q $ \ne $ 0)
If p = - ${1 \over 2}$ then q = -20
2020
Q169
JEE Mains
Numerical
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282614 Mar 2026
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 _________ .
Correct Answer: 6
Explanation:
Mean = ${{\sum {{x_1}.{f_1}} } \over {\sum {{f_1}} }}$
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282620 May 2026
The standard deviations of two sets of observations $X=\left\{x_i\right\}$ and $Y=\left\{y_i\right\}(i=1,2, \ldots, 100)$ are respectively 5 and 6 . If $\bar{x}, \bar{y}$ are their means and $\sum_{i=1}^{100}\left(x_i-\bar{x}\right)\left(y_i-\bar{y}\right)=600$, then the standard deviation of $Z=\left\{z_i / z_i=x_i-y_i\right)$ is
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282620 May 2026
In a discrete data $\frac{1 \text { th }}{4}$ of the observations are equal to $a$, another $\frac{1 \text { th }}{4}$ of the observations are equal to $-a$. Out of the remaining, half of them are equal to $b$ and the rest are equal to $-b$. If the variance of all the observations is $(a b)$, then
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282620 May 2026
Assertion (A) Variance of $4 x_1, 4 x_2, \ldots, 4 x_n$ is 16 times the variance of $x_1, x_2, x_3, \ldots, x_n$
Reason (R) If $y=a x+b$, then variance of $y$ is a $($ variance of $x)+b$
The correct option among the following is
A.
(A) is true, (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).
B.
(A) is true, (R) is true but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A).
C.
(A) is true but (R) is false.
D.
(A) is false but (R) is true.
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Let variance of $x_1, x_2, x_3, \ldots, x_n$ be $\sigma^2$, then variance of $4 x_1, 4 x_2, \ldots, 4 x_n$ is $4^2 \sigma^2$ is $16 \sigma^2$ And variance dependent on change of scale.
2020
Q179
TS-EAMCET
MCQ
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282620 May 2026
If $\alpha, \beta$ are respectively the mean deviation about the mean and variance of the first five prime numbers, then the ordered pair ( $\alpha, \beta$ )
A.
$(2.27,10.42)$
B.
$(2.27,10.24)$
C.
$(2.72,10.24)$
D.
$(2.72,10.42)$
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
$ \begin{aligned} &\text { Mean of first five prime numbers }\\ &\begin{aligned} & =\frac{2+3+5+7+11}{5} \\ & =\frac{28}{5}=5.6 \end{aligned} \end{aligned} $
$ \begin{aligned} &\text { ∴ Mean deviation about mean }\\ &\begin{aligned} & =\frac{|2-5.6|+|3-5.6|+|5-5.6|+|7-5.6|}{+|11-5.6|} \\ & =\frac{3.6+2.6+0.6+1.4+5.4}{5} \\ & =\frac{13.6}{5}=2.72 \\ & \text { Variance }=\frac{\Sigma x i^2}{n}-\left(\frac{\Sigma x i}{n}\right)^2 \\ & \quad=\frac{4+9+25+49+121}{5}-(5.6)^2 \\ & \quad=41.6-31.36=10.24 \end{aligned} \end{aligned} $
2020
Q180
TS-EAMCET
MCQ
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282620 May 2026
For the following frequency distribution, the variance is approximately equal to
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282611 Jun 2026
The mean of five observation is 5 and their variance is 9.20. If three of the given five observation are 1, 3 and 8, then a ratio of other two observations is
A.
4 : 9
B.
6 : 7
C.
5 : 8
D.
10 : 3
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Let two observations be x and y.
$\therefore$ Mean $ = {{1 + 3 + 8 + x + y} \over 5} = {{12 + x + y} \over 5}$
$ \Rightarrow 5 = {{x + y + 12} \over {15}} \Rightarrow x + y = 13$ ..... (i)
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282614 Mar 2026
If the data x1, x2,......., x10 is such that the mean of first four of these is 11, the mean of the remaining six is
16 and the sum of squares of all of these is 2,000 ; then the standard deviation of this data is :
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282614 Mar 2026
If both the mean and the standard deviation of 50 observations x1, x2,..., x50 are equal to 16, then the mean of (x1 – 4)2
, (x2 – 4)2
,....., (x50 – 4)2
is :
Average marks = ${{32 + 3 + 21} \over {20}} = {{56} \over {20}} = 2.8$
2019
Q186
JEE Mains
MCQ
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282614 Mar 2026
The mean and the median of the following ten
numbers in increasing order 10, 22, 26, 29, 34, x,
42, 67, 70, y are 42 and 35 respectively, then ${y \over x}$ is equal to
A.
${7 \over 2}$
B.
${8 \over 3}$
C.
${9 \over 4}$
D.
${7 \over 3}$
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Given ten numbers are 10, 22, 26, 29, 34, x,
42, 67, 70, y.
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282614 Mar 2026
The mean and variance of seven observations are
8 and 16, respectively. If 5 of the observations are
2, 4, 10, 12, 14, then the product of the remaining
two observations is :
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282614 Mar 2026
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 :
A.
1
B.
7
C.
3
D.
5
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
mean $\overline x $ = 4, $\sigma $2 = 5.2, n = 5, . x1 = 3 x2 = 4 = x3
Mean $ = \overline x = {{\sum {{x_i}} } \over n} = {{50 \times 30 + 50} \over {50}}$
$ = 30 + 1 = 31$
2019
Q192
JEE Mains
MCQ
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282614 Mar 2026
The outcome of each of 30 items was observed; 10 items gave an outcome ${1 \over 2}$ – d each, 10 items gave outcome ${1 \over 2}$ each and the remaining 10 items gave outcome ${1 \over 2}$+ d each. If the variance of this outcome data is ${4 \over 3}$ then |d| equals :
A.
${2 \over 3}$
B.
${{\sqrt 5 } \over 2}$
C.
${\sqrt 2 }$
D.
2
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Variance is independent of region. So we shift the given data by ${1 \over 2}$.
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282614 Mar 2026
If mean and standard deviation of 5 observations x1, x2, x3, x4, x5 are 10 and 3, respectively, then the variance of 6 observations x1, x2, ….., x5 and –50 is equal to
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282614 Mar 2026
The mean of five observations is 5 and their variance is 9.20. If three of the given five observations are 1, 3 and 8, then a ratio of other two observations is -
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282614 Mar 2026
5 students of a class have an average height 150 cm and variance 18 cm2. A new student, whose height is 156 cm, joined them. The variance (in cm2) of the height of these six students is :
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282614 Mar 2026
The mean and the standard deviation(s.d.) of five observations are9 and 0, respectively. If one of the observations is changed such that the mean of the new set of five observations becomes 10, then their s.d. is :
iCON Education HYD, 79930 92826, 73309 7282614 Mar 2026
The mean of set of 30 observations is 75. If each observation is multiplied by a non-zero number $\lambda $ and then each of them is decreased by 25, their mean remains the same. Then $\lambda $ is equal to :
A.
${1 \over 3}$
B.
${2 \over 3}$
C.
${4 \over 3}$
D.
${10 \over 3}$
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
As mean is a linear operation, so if each observation is multiplied by $\lambda $ and decreased by 25 then the mean becomes 75$\lambda $$-$25.