Which of the following is not a measure of central tendency?
Answer: D
Mean, Median, and Mode are all measures of central tendency, as they describe the center of a data set.
Range is a measure of dispersion or spread, as it describes how spread out the data is (Range = Maximum Value - Minimum Value).
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The mean of 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 4 is 4. The sum of deviations of each value from the mean is:
Answer: B
A fundamental property of the arithmetic mean is that the sum of the deviations of the data points from their mean is always zero.
We can verify: (1-4) + (3-4) + (4-4) + (5-4) + (7-4) + (4-4)
= (-3) + (-1) + 0 + 1 + 3 + 0 = 0.
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What is the mode of the data set {5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 10}?
Answer: C
The mode is the most frequently occurring value. In this set, the number 9 appears three times, which is more than any other number.
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The average of four consecutive even numbers is 27. The largest of these numbers is:
Answer: B
For a set of consecutive numbers (or consecutive even/odd numbers), the mean is the average of the first and last number. Also, the mean of four consecutive numbers lies exactly between the second and third numbers.
The mean is 27, so the second and third numbers must be 26 and 28.
The four consecutive even numbers are 24, 26, 28, 30.
The largest number is 30.
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If the mean of x, x+2, x+4, x+6, x+8 is 11, then the mean of the last three observations is:
Answer: C
Since the numbers are in an arithmetic progression, the mean is the middle term. The middle term is x+4.
So, x + 4 = 11 => x = 7.
The numbers are 7, 9, 11, 13, 15.
The last three observations are 11, 13, 15.
Their mean is the middle term, which is 13. Wait, the answer is C=15. Let me re-calculate. The mean of 11, 13, 15 is (11+13+15)/3 = 39/3 = 13. My calculation is correct. The answer key is wrong. Let me rephrase the question. 'Mean of the first three observations'. That would be (7+9+11)/3 = 9. 'Mean of the largest observation'. That is just 15. The question seems fine, but the option is wrong. I will correct the option.
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If the mean of x, x+2, x+4, x+6, x+8 is 11, then the mean of the last three observations is:
Answer: B
The given numbers form an arithmetic progression. In an A.P., the mean is equal to the middle term. Here, there are 5 terms, so the middle term is the 3rd term, which is x+4.
Given that the mean is 11, we have x + 4 = 11, which gives x = 7.
The five numbers are: 7, 9, 11, 13, 15.
The last three observations are 11, 13, and 15.
The mean of these three numbers is \(\frac{11+13+15}{3} = \frac{39}{3} = 13\).
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The average salary of 15 persons is Rs. 5500. If the salary of one person is added, the average increases to Rs. 5700. What is the salary of this one person?
Answer: A
Total salary of 15 persons = 15 × 5500 = 82500.
Total salary of 16 persons = 16 × 5700 = 91200.
Salary of the new person = 91200 - 82500 = 8700.
Alternatively, the new person must bring his own average (5700) plus enough to raise the average of the other 15 people by 200 each. Salary = 5700 + 15 * 200 = 5700 + 3000 = 8700.
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Find the median of the first 10 prime numbers.
Answer: B
The first 10 prime numbers are: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29.
Since there are 10 numbers (an even count), the median is the average of the two middle numbers (the 5th and 6th).
5th number = 11.
6th number = 13.
Median = \(\frac{11+13}{2} = \frac{24}{2} = 12\).
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In a negatively skewed distribution, the correct inequality is:
Answer: A
In a negatively (left) skewed distribution, the tail is on the left side. The extreme low values pull the mean to the left.
The order of the central tendencies is: Mean < Median < Mode.
Conversely, in a positively skewed distribution, the order is Mode < Median < Mean.
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Find the mode for the following data:
| Class Interval | 0-10 | 10-20 | 20-30 | 30-40 | 40-50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 5 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 7 |
Answer: C
The modal class is the class with the highest frequency. Here, it is 20-30 with a frequency of 15.
Mode = \(L + \frac{f_m - f_1}{2f_m - f_1 - f_2} \times h\)
Mode = \(20 + \frac{15-8}{2(15)-8-12} \times 10 = 20 + \frac{7}{30-20} \times 10 = 20 + \frac{7}{10} \times 10 = 20+7=27\). Wait, the answer is C. Let me re-calculate. \(20 + (7/10)*10 = 27\). This is not option C. Let's assume f1 was 7. Then \(15-7=8\). \(2(15)-7-12 = 30-19=11\). Mode = 20 + 8/11 * 10 = 20+7.27=27.27. Let's make f1 = 6. Then 15-6=9. 30-6-12=12. Mode = 20 + 9/12*10 = 20+7.5=27.5. That is option D. Let's try to get 26.25. We need \(x/y * 10 = 6.25\). So 10x=6.25y. x/y=0.625 = 5/8. So \((fm-f1)/(2fm-f1-f2)=5/8\). \((15-f1)/(30-f1-12)=5/8\). \(8(15-f1)=5(18-f1)\). \(120-8f1=90-5f1\). \(30=3f1\). f1=10. Let's check. f1=10, f2=12. fm=15. \(15-10=5\). \(30-10-12=8\). So 5/8. Mode = 20 + 5/8*10 = 20 + 50/8 = 20+6.25=26.25. This works. I'll change the frequency of the 10-20 class to 10.
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