The mean and standard deviation of 20 observations were calculated

Question:

The mean and standard deviation of 20 observations were calculated as 10 and $2.5$ respectively. It was found that by mistake one data value was taken as 25 instead of $35 .$ If $\alpha$ and $\sqrt{\beta}$ are the mean and standard deviation respectively for correct data, then $(\alpha, \beta)$ is :

  1. $(11,26)$

  2. $(10.5,25)$

  3. $(11,25)$

  4. $(10.5,26)$


Correct Option: 4,

Solution:

Given :

$\operatorname{Mean}(\overline{\mathrm{x}})=\frac{\sum \mathrm{x}_{\mathrm{i}}}{20}=10$

or $\Sigma x_{i}=200$ (incorrect)

or $200-25+35=210=\Sigma \mathrm{x}_{\mathrm{i}}($ Correct $)$

Now correct $\overline{\mathrm{x}}=\frac{210}{20}=10.5$

again given S.D $=2.5(\sigma)$

$\sigma^{2}=\frac{\sum x_{i}^{2}}{20}-(10)^{2}=(2.5)^{2}$

or $\Sigma x_{i}^{2}=2125$ (incorrect)

or $\sum x_{i}^{2}=2125-25^{2}+35^{2}$

$=2725($ Correct $)$

$\therefore$ correct $\sigma^{2}=\frac{2725}{20}-\left(10.5^{2}\right)$

$\underline{\underline{\sigma}}^{2}=26$

or $\sigma=26$

$\therefore \underline{\alpha}=10.5, \beta=26$

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