Q.

Consider 10 observations x1,x2, ..., x10 such that i=110(xi-α)=2 and i=110(xi-β)2=40, where α,β are positive integers. Let the mean and the variance of the observations be 65 and 8425 respectively. Then βα is equal to :                            [2024]

1 2  
2 1  
3 52  
4 32  

Ans.

(1)

We have, i=110xin=65i=110xi=12                       [n=10]

Also, i=110(xi-α)=2i=110xi-10α=2α=1

Now, i=110xi2n-(x¯)2=8425i=110xi210=8425+3625=12025

i=110xi2=48

Also, i=110(xi-β)2=40i=110xi2+10β2-2βi=110xi=40

48+10β2-24β=405β2-12β+4=0

(5β-2)(β-2)=0β=25 or β=2

If β=2, then βα=2

If β=25, then βα=25