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 is the standard deviation of the data after omitting the two wrong observations from the data, then is equal to………
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 is the standard deviation of the data after omitting the two wrong observations from the data, then is equal to………
………. (i)
after omitting two wrong observations
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and
x5 = 10
Variance
and
49 + 49 +
49
4a + 149 = 154
4a = 5
now 4a + x5 = 15
Since, variance is independent of origin.
So, we subtract 10 from each observation.
So,
From (1) and (2) ; and
= 2, 28
Since, exist
Now, take
…. (i)
And variance
……. (ii)
From (i) and (ii)
x = 4 and y = 8
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