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JEE Mains · Maths · STD 11 - 13. statistics

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

  1. A \(\sqrt{3.86}\)
  2. B \( 1.8\)
  3. C \(\sqrt{3.96}\)
  4. D \(1.94\)
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(C) \(\sqrt{3.96}\)

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Mean \((\bar{x})=10\) \( \Rightarrow \frac{\Sigma \mathrm{x}_{\mathrm{i}}}{20}=10 \) \( \Sigma \mathrm{x}_{\mathrm{i}}=10 \times 20=200\) If \(8\) is replaced by \(12\) , then \(\Sigma x_1=200-8+12=204\) \(\therefore\) Correct mean…
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