Q.

Let α, β ∈ R. Let the mean and the variance of 6 observations -3, 4, 7, -6, α, β be 2 and 23, respectively. The mean deviation about the mean of these 6 observations is        [2024]

1 16/3  
2 13/3  
3 11/3  
4 14/3  

Ans.

(2)

Mean=-3+4+7+(-6)+α+β6=2

α+β=10                           ...(i)

Variance=xi2n-(xin)2=23

xi2=27×6                            (x¯=xin=2)

9+16+49+36+α2+β2=162

α2+β2=52                            ...(ii)

Solving (i) and (ii), we get α=4 and β=6

So, mean deviation about mean =|-3-2|+|4-2|+|7-2|+|-6-2|+|4-2|+|6-2|6

=5+2+5+8+2+46=133