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Question 11 Mark
Which one of the following is not a measure of central value?
  1. Mean.
  2. Range.
  3. Median.
  4. Mode.
Answer
  1. Range.

Solution:

The difference between the highest value and the lowest value in the data set is called Range.

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Question 21 Mark
The median of the following data : 0, 2, 2, 2, -3, 5, -1, 5, −3, 6, 6, 5, 6 is:
  1. 0
  2. -1.5
  3. 2
  4. 3.5
Answer
  1. 3.5

Solution:

Data: 0, 2, 2, 2, -3, 5, -1, 5, 5, -3, 6, 6, 5, 6

Rearranging data in increasing order, we have

-3, -3, -1, 0, 2, 2, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6

Number of observations = n = 14 (even)

Now, 

$\text{Median}=\frac{\Big(\frac{\text{n}}{2}\Big)^{\text{th}}\text{observation}+\Big(\frac{\text{n}+1}{2}\Big)^{\text{th}}\text{observation}}{2}$

$=\frac{7^{\text{th}}\text{observation}+8^{\text{th}}\text{observation}}{2}$

$=\frac{2+5}{2}$

$\Rightarrow\text{Median}=3.5$

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Question 31 Mark
The mean of n observations is $\overline{\text{X}}.$ If each observation is multiplied by k, the mean of new observations is:

  1. $\text{k}\overline{\text{X}}$

  2. $\frac{\overline{\text{X}}}{\text{k}}$

  3. $\overline{\text{X}}+\text{k}$

  4. $\overline{\text{X}}-\text{k}$

Answer
  1. $\text{k}\overline{\text{X}}$

Solution:

$\text{Mean}=\overline{\text{X}}=\frac{\text{Sum of all observations}}{\text{Total number of observations}}$

$=\frac{\text{Sum of all observations}}{\text{n}}$

if each observation is multiplied by k, then

$\text{New Mean},\overline{\text{X'}}=\frac{(\text{Sum of all observations})\text{k}}{\text{n}}$

$\Rightarrow\overline{\text{X}'}=\text{k}\overline{\text{X}}$

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Question 41 Mark
The mean of n observations is $\overline{\text{X}}.$ If k is added to each observation, then the new mean is:
  1. $\overline{\text{X}}$
  2. $\overline{\text{X}}+\text{k}$
  3. $\overline{\text{X}}-\text{k}$
  4. $\text{k}\overline{\text{X}}$
Answer
  1. $\overline{\text{X}}+\text{k}$

Solution:

$\text{Mean}=\overline{\text{X}}=\frac{\text{Sum of all observations}}{\text{Total number of observations}}$

$=\frac{\text{Sum of all observations}}{\text{n}}$

Now if k is aded to each observation

$\text{New Mean},\overline{\text{X'}}=\frac{\text{Sum of all observations}+\text{nk}}{\text{n}}$

$=\frac{\text{Sum of all observations}}{\text{n}}+\text{k}$

$\Rightarrow\overline{\text{X}'}=\overline{\text{X}}+\text{k}$

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Question 51 Mark
The mean of a, b, c, d and e is 28. If the mean of a, c, and e is 24, What is the mean of b and d?
  1. 31
  2. 32
  3. 33
  4. 34
Answer
  1. 34

Solution:

$\text{Mean}=\frac{\text{a}+\text{b}+\text{c}+\text{d}+\text{e}}{5}=28$

⇒ a + b + c + d + e = 140 ...(1)

Also, $\text{Mean}=\frac{\text{a}+\text{c}+\text{e}}{3}=24$

⇒ a+ c + e = 72 ...(2)

Subtracting equation (2) from (1), we have

b + d = 68

$\text{Mean}=\frac{\text{b}+\text{d}}{2}=\frac{68}{2}=34$

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Question 61 Mark
The mean of a set of seven numbers is 81. If one of the numbers is discarded, the mean of the remaining numbers is 78. The value of discarded number is:
  1. 98
  2. 99
  3. 100
  4. 101
Answer
  1. 99

Solution:

$\text{Mean}=81=\frac{\text{Sum of seven numbers}}{7}$

⇒ Sum of seven numbers = 81 × 7 = 567

Let the discared number be x.

⇒ Sum of 6 numbers = 567 - x

Now, mean of remaining 6 numbers $=\frac{567-\text{x}}{6}=78$

⇒ 567 - x = 468

⇒ x = 99

So, discarded number is 99

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Question 71 Mark
The following is the data of wages per day : 5, 4, 7, 5, 8, 8, 8, 5, 7, 9, 5, 7, 9, 10, 8 The mode of the data is:
  1. 7
  2. 5
  3. 8
  4. 10
Answer
  1. 5
  2. 8

Solution:

In data 5, 4, 7, 5, 8, 8, 8, 5, 7, 9, 5, 7, 9, 10, 8,

We observe that values 5 and 8 both have maximum frequency i.e. 4

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Question 81 Mark
The empirical relation between mean, mode and median is:
  1. Mode = 3 Median - 2 Mean.
  2. Mode = 2 Median - 3 Mean.
  3. Median = 3 Mode - 2 Mean.
  4. Mean = 3 Median - 2 Mode.
Answer
  1. Mode = 3 Median - 2 Mean.

Solution:

The empirical Relation between mean, median and mode is:

Mode = 3 Median - 2 mean.

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Question 91 Mark
The algebraic sum of the deviations of a set of n values from their mean is:
  1. 0
  2. n - 1
  3. n
  4. n + 1
Answer
  1. 0

Solution:

if is the mean of n observations x1, x2, x3, x4 ...xn.

then algebraic sum of deviations $=\sum\limits^\text{n}_{\text{i}=0}\Big(\text{x}_\text{i}-{\overline{\text{X}}}\Big)$

$=\sum\limits^\text{n}_{\text{i}=0}\text{x}_\text{i}-\text{n}{\overline{\text{X}}}$

$=\text{n}\bigg(\frac{\sum^\text{n}_{\text{i}=0}\text{x}_\text{i}}{\text{n}}\bigg)-\text{n}\overline{\text{X}}$

$=\text{n}\overline{\text{X}}-\text{n}\overline{\text{X}}$

$=0$

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Question 101 Mark
Mode is:
  1. Least frequent value.
  2. Middle most value.
  3. Most frequent value.
  4. None of these.
Answer
  1. Most frequent value.

Solution:

Most Frequent value is called mode.

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Question 111 Mark
If the mean of five observations x, x + 2, x + 4, x + 6, x + 8, is 11, then the mean of first three observations is:
  1. 9
  2. 11
  3. 13
  4. None of these.
Answer
  1. 9

Solution:

Mean of first five observations $=\frac{\text{x}+\text{x}+2+\text{x}+4+\text{x}+6+\text{x}+8}{5}=11$

⇒ 5x + 20 = 55

⇒ x = 7

⇒ First three numbers are 7, 9, 11

$\text{Mean}=\frac{7+9+11}{3}=\frac{27}{3}=9$

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Question 121 Mark
If the arithmetic mean of 7, 5, 13, x and 9 is 10, then the value x is:
  1. 10
  2. 12
  3. 14
  4. 16
Answer
  1. 16

Solution:

$\text{Mean}=\frac{7+5+13+\text{x}+9}{5}=10$

$\Rightarrow34+\text{x}=50$

$\Rightarrow\text{x}=16$

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Question 131 Mark
For which set of numbers do the mean, median and mode all have the same value?
  1. 2, 2, 2, 2, 4
  2. 1, 3, 3, 3, 5
  3. 1, 1, 2, 5, 6
  4. 1, 1, 1, 2, 5
Answer
  1. 1, 3, 3, 3, 5

Solution:

 
Mean
Median
Mode
2, 2, 2, 2, 4
$\frac{12}{5}=2.4$
2
2
1, 3, 3, 3, 5
$\frac{15}{5}=3$
3
3
1, 1, 2, 5, 6
$\frac{15}{5}=3$
2
1
1, 1, 1, 2, 5
$\frac{10}{5}=2$
1
1

From above table, data 1, 3, 3, 3, 5 has mean, median, mode all have same value, i.e. 3

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Question 141 Mark
For the set of numbers 2, 2, 4, 5 and 12, which of the following statements is true?
  1. Mean = Median.
  2. Mean > Mode.
  3. Mean > Mode.
  4. Mode = Median.
Answer
  1. Mean > Mode.

Solution:

Median = 4

Mode = 2

$\text{Mean}=\frac{2+2+4+5+12}{5}=\frac{25}{5}=5$

Hence, (Mean = 5) > (Mode = 2)

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Question 151 Mark
A, B, C are three sets of values of x:
A: 2, 3, 7, 1, 3, 2, 3
B: 7, 5, 9, 12, 5, 3, 8
C: 4, 4, 11, 7, 2, 3, 4
Which one of the following statements is correct?
  1. Mean of A = Mode of C
  2. Mean of C = Median of B
  3. Median of B = Mode of A
  4. Mean, Median and Mode of A are equal.
Answer
  1. Mean, Median and Mode of A are equal.

Solution:

A: 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 7
B: 3, 5, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12
C: 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 7, 11

$\text{Mean of A}=\frac{1+2+2+3+3+3+7}{7}$

$=\frac{21}{7}=3$

$\text{Mean of B}=\frac{3+5+5+7+8+9+12}{7}$

$=\frac{49}{7}=7$

$\text{Mean of C}=\frac{2+3+4+4+4+7+11}{7}$

$=\frac{35}{7}=5$

Mode of A = 3; Median of A = 3

Mode of B = 5; Median of B = 7

Mode of C = 4; Median of C = 4

(Mean of A = 3) $\neq$ (Mode of C = 4)

(Mean of C = 5) $\neq$ (Median of B = 4)

(Median of B = 7) $\neq$ (Mode of A = 3)

Mean of A = 3, Mode of A = 3, Median of A = 3

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