The mean and standard deviation of 20 observations are found to be 10 and 2, respectively. On rechecking, it was found that an observation by mistake was taken 8 instead of 12. The correct standard deviation is
- 1.94
- 3.96
- 3.86
- 1.8
Answer
(2) 3.96
Solution
xi = 20 10 = 200; xi220 - 102 = 22 xi2 = 2080
Replace 8 by 12: xi = 200 - 8 + 12 = 204 mean = 10.2
xi2 = 2080 - 64 + 144 = 2160
2 = 216020 - (10.2)2 = 108 - 104.04 = 3.96
= 3.96
Answer: (2)