Question 15 Marks
The mean of marks scored by $100$ students was found to be $40$. Later on it was discovered that a score of $53$ was misread as $83.$ Find the correct mean.
Answer
View full question & answer→We have, $N =$ The number of observations $= 100,$
Mean $= 40$
$\text{Mean}=\frac{\text{Sum of the observations}}{\text{Total number of observations}}$
$\Rightarrow40=\frac{\text{Sum of the observations}}{100}$ Sum of the observations $= 40 \times 100$
Thus, the incorrect sum of the observations $= 40 \times 100 = 4000$
Now, The correct sum of the observations = Incorrect sum of the observations – Incorrect observation + Correct observation.
The correct sum of the observations $= 4000 - 83 + 53$
The correct sum of the observations $= 4000 - 30 = 3970$
$\therefore\text{Correct mean}=\frac{\text{Correct sum of the observations}}{\text{Number of observations}}=\frac{3970}{100}=39.7$
Mean $= 40$
$\text{Mean}=\frac{\text{Sum of the observations}}{\text{Total number of observations}}$
$\Rightarrow40=\frac{\text{Sum of the observations}}{100}$ Sum of the observations $= 40 \times 100$
Thus, the incorrect sum of the observations $= 40 \times 100 = 4000$
Now, The correct sum of the observations = Incorrect sum of the observations – Incorrect observation + Correct observation.
The correct sum of the observations $= 4000 - 83 + 53$
The correct sum of the observations $= 4000 - 30 = 3970$
$\therefore\text{Correct mean}=\frac{\text{Correct sum of the observations}}{\text{Number of observations}}=\frac{3970}{100}=39.7$
