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Q.

The mean and variance of 10 observations are 9 and 34.2, respectively. If 8 of these observations are 2, 3, 5, 10, 11, 13, 15, 21, then the mean deviation about the median of all the 10 observations is

  1. A

    5

  2. B

    4

  3. C

    6

  4. D

    7

Solution

Let the two unknown observations be . Sum of the 8 known = .

Mean condition: . ...(1)

Variance condition: .

, so . ...(2)

From (1) and (2): . Solving with : .

Sorted data: .

Median (average of 5th and 6th) .

Mean deviation about median:

.

Option (1).

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