Statistics Questions

Multiple choice
  1. $50$
  2. $50.5$
  3. $30$
  4. $45$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Let the observations be x1, x2, ..., x21. Mean = sum/21 = 40, so sum = 840. If observations greater than the median are increased by 21, the sum increases by (number of observations > median) * 21. Since there are 21 observations, 10 are greater than the median. Increase = 10 * 21 = 210. New sum = 840 + 210 = 1050. New mean = 1050 / 21 = 50.

Multiple choice
  1. $3.25$
  2. $3.55$
  3. $3.45$
  4. $3.35$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mean = sum(x*f) / sum(f). Sum(x*f) = (1*8) + (2*9) + (3*10) + (4*16) + (5*9) + (6*8) = 8 + 18 + 30 + 64 + 45 + 48 = 213. Total frequency = 8+9+10+16+9+8 = 60. Mean = 213 / 60 = 3.55.

Multiple choice
  1. $1.5$
  2. $3$
  3. $2.5$
  4. $2$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Mean of x1..x4 = 11, sum = 44. Mean of x5..x10 = 16, sum = 96. Total sum = 140. Mean = 14. Variance = (Sum x^2)/n - (Mean)^2 = 2000/10 - 14^2 = 200 - 196 = 4. Standard deviation = sqrt(4) = 2.