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Let a₁, a₂, ,a₁₀ be 10 observations such that Σk=1¹⁰ak=50 and Σk

Solution & Explanation

Related Formula
σ = √((Σ aᵢ²)/(n) - ((Σ aᵢ)/(n))²) (Σi=1ⁿ aᵢ)² = Σi=1ⁿ aᵢ² + 2 Σk < j ak aⱼ
Core Logic

Given: Σ aᵢ = 50 Σk < j ak aⱼ = 1100 Number of observations, n = 10.

To find the standard deviation, we need the sum of squares, Σ aᵢ². We use the algebraic identity for the square of a sum of n terms.

Step 1: Finding the Sum of Squares

Substitute the known values into the identity:

(Σ aᵢ)² = Σ aᵢ² + 2 Σk < j ak aⱼ (50)² = Σ aᵢ² + 2(1100) 2500 = Σ aᵢ² + 2200 Σ aᵢ² = 2500 - 2200 = 300
Step 2: Calculating Standard Deviation

Now, apply the variance formula:

σ² = (Σ aᵢ²)/(n) - ((Σ aᵢ)/(n))² σ² = (300)/(10) - ((50)/(10))² σ² = 30 - (5)² σ² = 30 - 25 = 5

The standard deviation σ is the square root of variance:

σ = √(5)
Pattern Recognition

Whenever you see pairwise products Σ aᵢ aⱼ in a statistics problem, immediately bridge it to Σ aᵢ² using the multinomial expansion identity. The variance formula handles the rest organically.

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Q12 jee_main_2024_31_jan_evening Mean and Variance
Let the mean and the variance of 6 observation a, b, 68, 44, 48, 60 be 55 and 194, respectively if a > b, then a + 3b is
  • A. 200
  • B. 190
  • C. 180
  • D. 210

Solution

Related Formula
Mean x = (Σ xᵢ)/(n) Variance σ² = Σ (xᵢ - x)²n
Core Logic

Mean is 55:

(a + b + 68 + 44 + 48 + 60)/(6) = 55 220 + a + b = 330 a + b = 110

Variance is 194:

((a-55)² + (b-55)² + (68-55)² + (44-55)² + (48-55)² + (60-55)²)/(6) = 194 (a-55)² + (b-55)² + 13² + (-11)² + (-7)² + 5² = 1164 (a-55)² + (b-55)² + 169 + 121 + 49 + 25 = 1164 (a-55)² + (b-55)² = 800

Expand the squares using a+b=110: a² + b² - 110(a+b) + 2(3025) = 800 a² + b² - 110(110) + 6050 = 800 a² + b² = 6850 Using (a+b)² = 12100 a²+b²+2ab = 12100 2ab = 12100 - 6850 = 5250. (a-b)² = a²+b² - 2ab = 6850 - 5250 = 1600 a-b = 40 (since a>b).

Solving a+b=110 and a-b=40:

a = 75, b = 35

Finally, evaluate a + 3b:

a + 3b = 75 + 3(35) = 180
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