Statistics Questions

Multiple choice
  1. $2$
  2. $\dfrac{\sqrt5}{2}$
  3. $\dfrac{2}{3}$
  4. $\sqrt2$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The three values are 1/2 - d, 1/2, and 1/2 + d, each occurring 10 times. Their mean is 1/2, so the variance is (d^2 + 0 + d^2)/3 = 2d^2/3. Equating this to 4/3 gives d^2 = 2, so |d| = sqrt(2).

Multiple choice
  1. $525$
  2. $380$
  3. $480$
  4. $400$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The mean of (xi - 4)^2 is the variance of the original set plus the square of the difference between the mean and 4. Specifically, E[(X-4)^2] = E[X^2 - 8X + 16] = E[X^2] - 8E[X] + 16. Since Variance = E[X^2] - (E[X])^2, we have E[X^2] = 16^2 + 16^2 = 512. Substituting: 512 - 8(16) + 16 = 512 - 128 + 16 = 400.

Multiple choice
  1. $\overline X, M.D.$
  2. $\overline X+5, M.D.$
  3. $\overline X, M.D. +5$
  4. $\overline X+5m, M.D.+5$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Adding a constant to all observations shifts the mean by that constant but does not change the mean deviation, as the distances between observations remain the same.

Multiple choice
  1. Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true,

  2. Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, Statament 2 is a correct explanation for Statement 1

  3. Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 is not a correct explanation for Statement 1.

  4. Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Multiplying every observation by 2 multiplies the variance by 2^2, so Statement 1 is true. The arithmetic mean also gets multiplied by 2, not 4, so Statement 2 is false.

Multiple choice
  1. $2$
  2. $3$
  3. $4$
  4. $5$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The median of the 50 numbers a, 2a, ..., 50a is 25.5a. The sum of the absolute deviations from the median is |a| * (|1 - 25.5| + |2 - 25.5| + ... + |50 - 25.5|) = 625 * |a|. Dividing this sum by 50 gives the mean deviation, 12.5 * |a| = 50, which yields |a| = 4.

Multiple choice
  1. $78$
  2. $188.6666$
  3. $177.3333$
  4. $8.3333$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Sum x = 170. Corrected sum x = 170 - 20 + 30 = 180. Sum x^2 = 2830. Corrected sum x^2 = 2830 - 20^2 + 30^2 = 2830 - 400 + 900 = 3330. Variance = (Sum x^2 / n) - (Mean)^2. Mean = 180/15 = 12. Variance = (3330 / 15) - 12^2 = 222 - 144 = 78.

Multiple choice
  1. $\dfrac { 46 }{ 3 } $
  2. $\dfrac { 35 }{ 4 } $
  3. $\dfrac { 45 }{ 4 } $
  4. $\dfrac { 41 }{ 4 } $
  5. $\dfrac { 43 }{ 4 } $
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Combined mean = (n1*m1 + n2*m2) / (n1 + n2). 40/3 = (10*15 + 8*m2) / 18. 40/3 = (150 + 8*m2) / 18. 240 = 150 + 8*m2. 90 = 8*m2. m2 = 90/8 = 45/4.