Chapter 15

Statistics

1. Statement-1 : The variance of first n even natural 5. Let x1, x2 …, xn be n observations, and let x be
n2 – 1 their arithmetic mean and σ2 be their variance.
numbers is .
4 Statement-1: Variance of 2x1, 2x2, …, 2xn is 4 σ2.
Statement-2 : The sum of first n natural numbers Statement-2: Arithmetic mean of 2x1, 2x2, …, 2xn
n (n  1) is 4 x . [AIEEE-2012]
is and the sum of squares of first n
2
(1) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true;
n (n  1) (2n  1)
natural numbers is . statement-2 is a correct explanation for
6 statement-1.
[AIEEE-2009]
(2) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true,
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true;
statement-2 is not a correct explanation for
Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for
statement-1.
Statement-1
(3) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false
(4) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.
(3) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true
6. All the students of a class performed poorly in
(4) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Mathematics. The teacher decided to give grace
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for marks of 10 to each of the students. Which of the
Statement-1 following statistical measures will not change even
2. If the mean deviation of the numbers 1, 1 + d, 1 after the grace marks were given?
+ 2d, ....., 1 + 100d from their mean is 255, then [JEE (Main)-2013]
the d is equal to [AIEEE-2009] (1) Mean (2) Median
(1) 20.0 (2) 10.1 (3) Mode (4) Variance
(3) 20.2 (4) 10.0 7. The variance of first 50 even natural numbers is
[JEE (Main)-2014]
3. For two data sets, each of size 5, the variances
are given to be 4 and 5 and the corresponding 437
(1) 437 (2)
means are given to be 2 and 4, respectively. The 4
variance of the combined data set is[AIEEE-2010]
833
(3) (4) 833
5 11 4
(1) (2)
2 2 8. The mean of the data set comprising of 16
13 observations is 16. If one of the observation
(3) 6 (4) valued 16 is deleted and three new observations
2
valued 3, 4 and 5 are added to the data, then the
4. A scientist is weighing each of 30 fishes. Their mean of the resultant data, is [JEE (Main)-2015]
mean weight worked out is 30 gm and a standard
(1) 16.8 (2) 16.0
deviation of 2 gm. Later, it was found that the
measuring scale was misaligned and always under (3) 15.8 (4) 14.0
reported every fish weight by 2 gm. The correct 9. If the standard deviation of the number 2, 3, a and
mean and standard deviation (in gm) of fishes are 11 is 3.5, then which of the following is true?
respectively [AIEEE-2011] [JEE (Main)-2016]
(1) 28, 2 (2) 28, 4 (1) 3a2 – 32a + 84 = 0(2) 3a2 – 34a + 91 = 0
(3) 32, 2 (4) 32, 4 (3) 3a2 – 23a + 44 = 0(4) 3a2 – 26a + 55 = 0

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9 9 16. If the sum of the deviations of 50 observations

10. If ∑ ( xi  5)  9 and ∑ ( xi  5)2  45 , then the from 30 is 50, then the mean of these
i 1 i 1 observations is [JEE (Main)-2019]
standard deviation of the 9 items x1, x2, ...., x9 is (1) 31 (2) 30
[JEE (Main)-2018] (3) 50 (4) 51
(1) 9 (2) 4 17. The mean and the variance of five observations
(3) 2 (4) 3 are 4 and 5.20, respectively. If three of the
11. 5 students of a class have an average height 150 observations are 3, 4 and 4; then the absolute
cm and variance 18 cm2. A new student, whose value of the difference of the other two
height is 156 cm, joined them. The variance (in observations, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
cm2) of the height of these six students is (1) 5 (2) 7
[JEE (Main)-2019] (3) 3 (4) 1
(1) 18 (2) 20 18. The mean and variance of seven observations are
(3) 22 (4) 16 8 and 16, respectively. If 5 of the observations are
12. A data consists of n observations x1, x2, ..., xn. If 2, 4, 10, 12, 14, then the product of the remaining
two observations is [JEE (Main)-2019]
n n
∑  xi  1
2
∑  xi  1
2
 9n and  5n, then the (1) 45 (2) 40
i 1 i 1
(3) 48 (4) 49
standard deviation of this data is
[JEE (Main)-2019] 19. A student scores the following marks in five tests
: 45, 54, 41, 57, 43. His score is not known for the
(1) 7 (2) 5 sixth test. If the mean score is 48 in the six tests,
then the standard deviation of the marks in six
(3) 5 (4) 2 tests is [JEE (Main)-2019]
13. The mean of five observations is 5 and their
variance is 9.20. If three of the given five 100 10
(1) (2)
observations are 1, 3 and 8, then a ratio of other 3 3
two observations is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 4 : 9 (2) 6 : 7 100 10
(3) (4)
3 3
(3) 10 : 3 (4) 5 : 8
14. If mean and standard deviation of 5 observations 20. If the standard deviation of the numbers –1, 0, 1,
x1, x2, x3, x4, x5 are 10 and 3, respectively, then k is 5 , where k > 0, then k is equal to
the variance of 6 observations x 1 , x 2 , ..., x 5
and –50 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2019]

(1) 586.5 (2) 582.5 (1) 6 (2) 2 6

(3) 509.5 (4) 507.5
15. The outcome of each of 30 items was observed; 10 5
(3) 2 (4) 4
1 3 3
10 items gave an outcome – d each, 10 items
2 21. The mean and the median of the following ten
1 numbers in increasing order
gave outcome each and the remaining 10
2 10, 22, 26, 29, 34, x, 42, 67, 70, y are 42 and 35
1
items gave outcome  d each. If the variance y
2 respectively, then is equal to
4 x
of this outcome data is then |d| equals
3 [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
7 8
5 (1)
3
(2)
3
(1) 2 (2)
2
2 7 9
(3) (4) 2 (3) (4)
3 2 4
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22. If for some xR, the frequency distribution of the 28. Let X = {x  N : 1  x 17} and Y {ax + b : x X
marks obtained by 20 students in a test is : and a, b R, a > 0}. If mean and variance of
elements of Y are 17 and 216 respectively then
Marks 2 3 5 7 a + b is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]

2
(1) 7 (2) –27
Frequency (x + 1) 2x – 5
2
x – 3x x
(3) 9 (4) –7
Then the mean of the marks is 29. For the frequency distribution :
[JEE (Main)-2019] Variate (x) : x1 x2 x3 ... x15
(1) 3.2 (2) 3.0 Frequency (f) : f1 f2 f3 ... f15
(3) 2.5 (4) 2.8 where 0 < x1 < x2 < x3 < ... < x15 = 10 and
23. If both the mean and the standard deviation of 50 15

observations x1, x2, ... x50 are equal to 16, then the ∑ fi > 0, the standard deviation cannot be
i 1
mean of (x1 – 4)2, (x2 – 4)2, ... (x50 – 4)2 is
[JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 1 (2) 6
(1) 380 (2) 480
(3) 2 (4) 4
(3) 400 (4) 525
30. Let xi (1  i  10) be ten observations of a random
24. If the data x1, x2, ...., x10 is such that the mean of
10 10
first four of these is 11, the mean of the remaining
six is 16 and the sum of squares of all of these is
variable X. If ∑ ( xi  p )  3 and ∑ ( xi  p )2  9
i 1 i 1
2,000; then the standard deviation of this data is
where 0  0 p  R, then the standard deviation
[JEE (Main)-2019] of these observations is [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 2 2 (2) 4 7 9
(1) (2)
(3) 2 (4) 2 10 10
25. The mean and the standard deviation (s.d.) of 10 3 4
observations are 20 and 2 respectively. Each of (3) (4)
5 5
these 10 observations is multiplied by p and then
reduced by q, where p  0 and q  0. If the new 31. The mean and variance of 8 observations are 10
mean and new s.d. become half of their original and 13.5, respectively. If 6 of these observations
values, then q is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] are 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15, then the absolute
difference of the remaining two observations is
(1) –10 (2) –20
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) –5 (4) 10
(1) 9 (2) 3
26. The mean and variance of 20 observations are
found to be 10 and 4, respectively. On rechecking, (3) 7 (4) 5
it was found that an observation 9 was incorrect 32. The mean and variance of 7 observations are 8
and the correct observation was 11. Then the and 16, respectively. If five observations are 2, 4,
correct variance is [JEE (Main)-2020] 10, 12, 14, then the absolute difference of the
(1) 3.98 (2) 4.02 remaining two observations is
(3) 3.99 (4) 4.01 [JEE (Main)-2020]
27. Let the observations xi(1  i  10) satisfy the (1) 2 (2) 4
10 10 (3) 3 (4) 1
equations, ∑ ( xi  5)  10 and ∑ ( xi  5)2  40. 33. If the mean and the standard deviation of the data
i 1 i 1
If  and  are the mean and the variance of the 3, 5, 7, a, b are 5 and 2 respectively, then a and
observations, x1 – 3, x2 – 3, …, x10 – 3, then the b are the roots of the equation
ordered pair (, ) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) (6, 3) (2) (3, 6) (1) x2 – 20x + 18 = 0 (2) 2x2 – 20x + 19 = 0
(3) (3, 3) (4) (6, 6) (3) x2 – 10x + 18 = 0 (4) x2 – 10x + 19 = 0
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n n 37. If the variance of the terms in an increasing A.P.,

34. If ∑ ( xi – a)  n and ∑ ( xi – a)2  na , (n, a > 1) b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , ..., b 11 is 90, then the common
i 1 i 1 difference of this A.P. is ________.
then the standard deviation of n observations x1, [JEE (Main)-2020]
x2, ...., xn is [JEE (Main)-2020]
38. If the variance of the following frequency
(1) a – 1 (2) n a – 1 distribution
Class : 10–20 20–30 30–40
(3) n(a – 1) (4) a –1
Frequency : 2 x 2
35. If the variance of the first n natural numbers is 10
is 50, then x is equal to ________.
and the variance of the first m even natural
numbers is 16, then m + n is equal to ________. [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2020] 39. Consider the data on x taking the values 0, 2, 4,
8, ..., 2n with frequencies nC0, nC1, nC2, ..., nCn
36. If the mean and variance of eight numbers 3, 7,
9, 12, 13, 20, x and y be 10 and 25 respectively, 728
respectively. If the mean of this data is , then
then x.y is equal to __________. 2n
[JEE (Main)-2020] n is equal to _________ . [JEE (Main)-2020]

  

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