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The sum of squared deviations of a set of $n$ values from their mean is

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  1. Minimum

  2. Least

  3. Maximum

  4. Zero

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The sum of the squared deviations from their their mean is the least value.



If $y=-8x-5$ and SD of $x$ is $3$, then SD of $y$ is:

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  1. $8$

  2. $24$

  3. $3$

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Given that std dev of x is $\sigma(x)=3$
Given equation is $y=-8x-5$

applying std dev on both sides we get

$\sigma(y)=\sigma(-8x-5)$

$\implies \sigma(y)=\sigma(-8x)+\sigma(-5)$

$\implies \sigma(y)=\sigma(-8x)+0$ (since, $\sigma(c)=0$)

$\implies \sigma(y)=8\sigma(x)$ (since, $\sigma(aX)=|a|\sigma(X)$)

$\implies \sigma(y)=8\times 3=24$

Therefore, standard deviation of $y$ is $24$.

Suppose for $40$ observations, the variance is $50$. If all the observations are increased by $20$, the variance of these increased observation will be

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  1. $20$

  2. $50$

  3. $30$

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The variance for $40$ observations is $50$
Variance is independent of the number of observations. Therefore, variance for $60$ observations is $50$

The variance of $5$ numbers is $10$. If each number is divided by $2$, then the variance of new numbers is

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  1. $5.5$

  2. $2.5$

  3. $5$

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Given that variance of $5$ number is $10$


Therefore, $Var(X)=10$

Given that each number is divided by $2$

Therefore, variance of new numbers is $Var(\dfrac X2)$

$Var(\dfrac X2)=\dfrac 14Var(X)=\dfrac 1 4(10)=2.5$

Hence, variance of new numbers is $2.5$

Find $Var(2X+3)$

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  1. $5 Var(X)+3$

  2. $4 Var(X)+3$

  3. $4 Var(X)$

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$Var(2X+3)=Var(2X)+Var(3)$


$\implies Var(2X+3)=Var(2X)+0$ (Since, $Var(c)=0$)

$\implies Var(2X+3)=2^2Var(X)$ (Since, $Var(aX)=a^2Var(X)$)

$\implies Var(2X+3)=4Var(X)$

If a, b are constants then, $Var(a+bX)$ is

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  1. $Var(a)+Var(X)$

  2. $Var(a)-Var(X)$

  3. $b^2Var(X)$

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$Var(a+bX)=Var(a)+Var(bX)$


$\implies Var(a+bX)=0+Var(bX)$ (Since, $Var(c)=0$)

$\implies Var(a+bX)=b^2Var(X)$ (Since, $Var(aX)=a^2Var(X)$)

If the standard deviation of a population is $9$, the population variance is:

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  1. $9$

  2. $3$

  3. $21$

  4. $81$

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

We know that variance is square of standard deviation.


Given that standard deviation is $9$

Therefore, variance $=9^2=81$

If $X, Y $ are independent then $SD(X-Y)$ is:

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  1. $SD(X)-SD(Y)$

  2. $SD(X)+SD(Y)$

  3. $\sqrt{SD(X)+SD(Y)}$

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$SD(X-Y)=SD(X)+SD(-Y)$


$\implies SD(X-Y)=SD(X)+SD(Y)$ (since, $SD(aX)=|a|SD(X)$)

The variance of $20$ observations is $5$. If each observation is multiplied by $2$, then what is the new variance of the resulting observations?

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  1. $5$

  2. $10$

  3. $20$

  4. $40$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

If each observation is multiplied by $2$, then mean$(\mu )$ will get doubled.

Now, variance $=\sigma ^{ 2 }=\dfrac { (X-\mu )^{ 2 } }{ n } $
Now here both $X$ and $\mu $ will be doubled, so the variance will become four times.
Thus, the new variance will be $4$ times the older variance which is $4\times 5=20$.
Hence, C is correct.

The formula Of $X^2$ distribution is______________.

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  1. ${X^2} = \dfrac {{S}^{2} _{1}}{{S}^{2} _{2}}$

  2. ${X^2} = \dfrac {E}{{\Sigma}(O - E)^2}$

  3. ${X^2} = {\Sigma} \dfrac {E}{(E - O)^2}$

  4. ${X^2} = {\Sigma} \dfrac {(O - E)^2}{E}$

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The correct formula for Chi square distribution is given in option D, where O means the observed number in the table and E means the corresponding expected number.