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JEE Mains · Maths · STD 11 - 13. statistics

The mean and the standard deviation (s.d.) of \(10\) observations are \(20\) and \(2\) resepectively. Each of these \(10\) observations is multiplied by \(\mathrm{p}\) and then reduced by \(\mathrm{q}\), where \(\mathrm{p} \neq 0\) and \(\mathrm{q} \neq 0 .\) If the new mean and new s.d. become half of their original values, then \(q\) is equal to

  1. A \(-20\)
  2. B \(10\)
  3. C \(-10\)
  4. D \(-5\)
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(A) \(-20\)

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\(20 \mathrm{p}-\mathrm{q}=10\ldots(i)\) and \(2|p|=1 \Rightarrow p=\pm \frac{1}{2}\ldots(ii)\) so, \(\mathrm{p}=-\frac{1}{2}\) and \(\mathrm{q}=-20\)
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