The mean and standard deviation of 15 observations were found to be 12 and 3 respectively. On rechecking it was found that an observation was read as 10 in place of 12 . If and 2 denote the mean and variance of the correct observations respectively, then 15 ( + 2+ 2 ) is equal to .
Answer
2521
Solution
Wrong data: xi=15 12=180
xi215-122=32 xi2=15 153=2295
Correct data: xi=180-10+12=182, xi2=2295-100+144=2339
2= xi215- 2 2+ 2= xi215= 233915
15 ( + 2+ 2 )=15 ( 18215+ 233915 )=182+2339=2521
Answer: 2521