JEE Main 2025 — Statistics Question with Solution
JEE Main 2025 (29 Jan Shift 1)
Question
Let be ten observations such that , and their variance is . If and are respectively the mean and the variance of , , then is equal to :
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Correct answer
A100
Step-by-step explanation
$\begin{aligned}
& \sum_{l=1}^{10}\left(x_l-2\right)=30 \\
& \sum_{i=1}^{10} x_l=50 \\
& \Rightarrow \text { Mean }=5 \\
& \text { Variance }=\frac{4}{5}=\frac{\sum x_l^2}{10}-(\bar{x})^2 \\
& \frac{4}{5}=\frac{\sum x_l^2}{10}-25 \\
& \Rightarrow \sum x_l^2=258
\end{aligned}$
Now,
$\begin{aligned}
& \sum_{l=1}^{10} x_l^2-2 \beta \sum_{l=1}^{10} x_l+10 \beta^2=98 \\
& \Rightarrow 258-2 \beta(50)+10 \beta^2=98 \\
& \Rightarrow 10 \beta^2-100 \beta+160=0 \\
& \Rightarrow \beta^2-10 \beta+16=0 \\
& \Rightarrow \beta=8 \text { as } \beta>2
\end{aligned}$
Now, as per the question
Can be simplified as
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