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Variance and standard deviation - class-XII

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The measure of dispersion is

  1. Mean deviation

  2. S.D.

  3. quartile deviation

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Measures of dispersion include:
1)Sample standard deviation
2)Interquartile range (IQR) or Interdecile range
3)Range
4)Mean difference
5)Median absolute deviation (MAD)
6)Average absolute deviation (or simply called average deviation)
7)Distance standard deviation

The measure of dispersion is

  1. M.D.

  2. S.D.

  3. Q.D.

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Mean deviation, standard deviation as well as quartile deviation is the measure of dispersion.
Hence, all of these are measure of dispersion.
(It is well known fact)


Which one is correct?
Statement 1:Positional measure of dispersion describes about the position that a particular data value has within a data set.
Statement 2:Quartiles and percentiles are positional measure of dispersion.

  1. $1$ only

  2. $2$ only

  3. $1$ and $2$ both

  4. Neither $1$ nor $2$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Statement 1: is correct because positional measure of dispersion describes about the position that a particular data value has within a data set.
Statement 2:is correct because quartiles and percentiles are positional measure of dispersion.

If $\sum\limits _{i = 1}^9 {\left( {{x _i} - 5} \right) = 9}$ and $\sum\limits _{i = 1}^9 {{{\left( {{x _i} - 5} \right)}^2}}  = 45$, then the standard deviation of the $9$ items ${x _1},{x _2},.....,{x _9}$ is

  1. $2$

  2. $3$

  3. $9$

  4. $4$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
S.D of $xi-5$ is

$\sigma =\sqrt{\dfrac{\sum _{i=1}^{9}(xi-5)^2}{9}-\left [ \dfrac{\sum _{i=1}^{9}(xi-5)^2}{9} \right ]^2}$

$\sigma =\sqrt{5-1}=2$

What are the advantages of squaring a difference for calculating variance and standard deviation?

  1. Squaring makes each term positive so that values above the mean do not cancel below the mean.

  2. Squaring adds more weight to the larger differences, and in many cases this extra weight is appropriate since points further from the mean may be more significant.

  3. It complicates the calculations

  4. All are incorrect


Correct Option: A,B
Explanation:

Since,

$\sigma _x=\sqrt{\cfrac{\sum (x _i-\bar x)^2}{N}}$
So, we can say that opion $A$ and $B$ are correct.

Which of the following are positional measure of dispersion?

  1. Standard Deviation, Variance

  2. Percentile, Variance

  3. Quartile, Variance

  4. Percentile,Quartile


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Percentile,Quartile are positional measure of dispersion because it tells about the position of a particular data value has within a data set.
Standard deviation, Variance are computational measure of dispersion.

If the coefficient of variation and standard deviation of a distribution are 50% and 20 respectively, then its mean is

  1. 40

  2. 30

  3. 20

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Given $\sigma = 20$, coefficient of variation $=50$ %
We know coefficient of variation $=\cfrac{\sigma }{\bar{x}}\times 100=50$
$\Rightarrow \bar{x} = 2\times \sigma = 40$

The sum of squares of deviations for $10$ observations taken from mean $50$ is $250 $. Then Co-efficient of variation is

  1. $10\%$

  2. $40\%$

  3. $50\%$

  4. None


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
$\sum(x-\overline{x})^2=250$, $\overline{x}=50$
$\Rightarrow$  Standard deviation $(\sigma)=\sqrt{\dfrac{250}{10}}=\sqrt{25}=5$
$\Rightarrow$  Coefficient of variation $=\sqrt{\dfrac{\sum(x-\overline{x})^2}{n}}$
                                             $=\dfrac{\sigma}{Mean}\times 100$

                                             $=\dfrac{5}{50}\times 100$

                                             $=10\%$

The Coefficient of Variation is given by:

  1. $\dfrac{Mean}{\ Standard \ \ deviation } \times 100$

  2. $\dfrac{\ Standard \ \ deviation }{Mean}$

  3. $\dfrac{Standard \ \ deviation }{Mean }\times 100$

  4. $\dfrac{Mean}{Standard \ Deviation}$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The coefficient of variation (CV) is a standardized measure of dispersion 

. It is defined as the ratio of the standard deviation to the mean.
$CV\quad =\quad \cfrac { \sigma  }{ Mean }\times100 $

If mean of a series is 40 and variance 1486, then coefficient of variation is 

  1. $0.9021$

  2. $0.9637$

  3. $0.8864$

  4. $0.9853$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

If mean of the given dist. be $\bar{x}$ and S.D be $\sigma $
then given $\bar{x} = 40, \sigma^2 = 1486$
$\therefore$ Coefficient of variation $=\cfrac{\sigma}{\bar{x}}=\cfrac{\sqrt{1486}}{40}=.9637$

If the coefficient of variation and standard deviation of a distribution are 50% and 20 respectively, the its mean is

  1. 40

  2. 30

  3. 20

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

We know if a distribution having mean $\bar{x}$ and standard deviation $\sigma$
then coefficient of variation $=\cfrac{\sigma}{\bar{x}}\times 100$
$\therefore \cfrac{20}{\bar{x}}\times 100=50\Rightarrow \bar{x} = 40$
Hence required mean is $=40$

The sum of the squares of deviation of 10 observations from their mean 50 is 250, then coefficient of varition is

  1. 10%

  2. 40%

  3. 50%

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Given $\displaystyle \Sigma \left ( x _{i}-\overline{x} \right )^{2}=250$,$n=10,\overline{x}=50$

Now, $\sigma=\sqrt{\dfrac{1}{n}\Sigma \left ( x _{i}-\overline{x} \right )^{2}}$

$= \sqrt{\dfrac{1}{10}\times 250}=5$ 
Hence coefficient of variation $\displaystyle =\dfrac{\sigma }{\overline{x}}\times 100=\dfrac{5}{50}\times 100=10$%

The sum of the squares of deviation of 10 observations from their mean 50 is 250, then coefficient of variation is

  1. 10%

  2. 40%

  3. 50%

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Given,   $\sum (x-\bar{x})^2 = 250, n = 10, \bar{x} =50$
Thus standard deviation $ = \sqrt{\cfrac{\sum (x-\bar{x})^2}{n}}=\sqrt{25}=5$
$\therefore$ Coefficient of variation $=\cfrac{\sigma}{\bar{x}}\times 100 =\cfrac{5}{50}\times 100$ % $= 10$%

The mean of a distribution is 4. If its coefficient of variation is 58%. Then the S.D. of the distribution is

  1. 2.23

  2. 3.23

  3. 2.32

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Given,  mean $\bar{x} = 4,$ and coefficient of variation $=58$ %
If S.D of the given distribution is $\sigma$ then we know that,
Coefficient of variation $=\cfrac{\sigma}{\bar{x}}\times 100$ %
$\Rightarrow 58 = \cfrac{\sigma}{4}\times 100\Rightarrow \sigma = \cfrac{58\times 4}{100}=2.32$

For the given data, SD = 10, AM = 20, the coefficient
of variation is____

  1. 47

  2. 24

  3. 44

  4. 50


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Coeffecient of variation $ = \frac {SD}{AM} \times 100 = \frac {10}{20} \times 100 = 50 $

For the given data, SD $= 10$, AM $= 20$ the coefficient of variation is ...........

  1. $47$

  2. $24$

  3. $44$

  4. $50$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Coefficient of variation is the ratio of standard deviation to the mean.


Given that $SD=10$ and $AM=20$

Therefore of coefficient of variation is $\dfrac{SD}{AM}\times100=\dfrac{10}{20}\times100=50\%$

The mean of a distribution is $14$ and standard deviation is $5$. What is the value of the coefficient of variation?

  1. $57.7\%$

  2. $45.7\%$

  3. $35.7\%$

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Coefficient of variation is given by $CV = \dfrac{SD}{Mean}\times 100 $
$\Rightarrow \dfrac{5}{14}\times 100 = 35.7\%$

If the standard deviation of a set of scores is $1.2$ and their mean is $10$, then the coefficient of variation of the scores is

  1. $12$

  2. $0.12$

  3. $20$

  4. $120$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Given : standard deviation$(\sigma)=1.2,$ mean$(\overline {X})=10$.

Coefficient of variation(C.V.) $=\dfrac{\sigma}{\overline {X}}\times 100=\dfrac{1.2}{10}\times 100=12$
$\therefore$ C.V. $=12$
Hence, option $A$ is correct.

If $n=10, \bar{x}=12$ and $\sum x^2=1530$, then calculate the coefficient of variation.

  1. $20$

  2. $25$

  3. $30$

  4. $35$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$\sigma=\sqrt{\dfrac{\sum x^2}{n}-\left(\dfrac{\sum x}{n}\right)^2}$

   
   $=\sqrt{\dfrac{1530}{10}-(12)^2}$

   $=\sqrt{153-144}$
   $=\sqrt{9}$
   $=3$

Coefficient of variation $=\dfrac{\sigma}{\overline{x}}\times 100$

                                       $=\dfrac{3}{12}\times 100$

                                       $=\dfrac{1}{4}\times 100$
                                       $=25$

If the standard deviation of $x _{1},x _{2},.....x _{n}$ is 3.5, then the standard deviatiuon of $-2x _{1}-3,-2x _{2}-3....,-2x _{n}-3$ is

  1. -7

  2. -4

  3. 7

  4. 1.75


Correct Option: C

If $\sigma$ $f _i$ $x _i$  = 20 and $\sigma$ $f _i$ = 4, what is the mean of the data.

  1. $\dfrac{1}{5}$

  2. $80$

  3. $16$

  4. $5$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
$\sigma fixi=20$
and $\sigma fi=4$

Hence, Mean $=\dfrac{\sigma fi}{\sigma fixi}=\dfrac{4}{20}=\dfrac{1}{5}$

Hence Option $A$ is correct

The variance of the data $6,\ 8,\ 10,\ 12\,,14\,,\ 16,\ 18,\ 20,\ 22,\ 24$ is

  1. $15$

  2. $20$

  3. $30$

  4. $33$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Mistake :$14$ is not given
Mean $\bar x=\dfrac{6+8+10+12+14+16+18+20+22+24}{10}=\dfrac{150}{10}=15$
Variance$=\dfrac{1}{n} \sum\limits _{i=1}^n(x _{i}-\bar x)^2$
$\implies \dfrac{1}{10}((6-15)^2+(8-15)^2+(10-15)^2+(12-15)^2+(14-15)^{2}+(16-15)^2+(18-15)^2+(20-15)^2$
$+(22-15)^2+(24-15)^2$

$\implies \dfrac{81+49+25+9+1+1+9+25+49+81}{10}$

$\implies \dfrac{330}{10}=33$

The variate x and u are related by $\displaystyle u= \frac{x-a}{h}$ then correct relation between $\displaystyle \sigma _{x}:and:\sigma _{u}$

  1. $\displaystyle \sigma _{x}= h\sigma _{u}$

  2. $\displaystyle \sigma _{x}= h+\sigma _{u}$

  3. $\displaystyle \sigma _{u}= h\sigma _{x}$

  4. $\displaystyle \sigma _{u}= h+\sigma _{x}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Given $\displaystyle u =\frac{x}{h}-\frac{a}{h}$
Since,S.D. is not depend on change of origin but it is depend on change of scale.
$\displaystyle \therefore \sigma _{u}=\frac{\sigma _{x}}{h}$
$\Rightarrow h\sigma _{u}=\sigma _{x}$

Standard deviation of a collection of data is $2\sqrt{2}$. If each value in a data set  is multipled by $3$, then the standard deviation of the new data is.

  1. $\sqrt{12}$

  2. $4\sqrt{2}$

  3. $6\sqrt{2}$

  4. $9\sqrt{2}$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The standard deviation would also be multiplied by $3$.
Because the mean would also be $3x$ larger, the differences from the mean would be $3x$ larger too.
It is the same idea as if you were looking at your data set through an enlarging lens- everything would be $3x$ bigger, not only the data values, but also the mean, the differences from the mean, but just everything!
$\therefore$ the standard deviation becomes $2\sqrt{2}\times 3=6\sqrt{2}$

If the standard deviation of $x _1, x _2, .., x _n$ is $3.5$, then the standard deviation of $-2x _1-3, -2x _2-3$,....., -2x_n-3$ is?

  1. $-7$

  2. $-4$

  3. $7$

  4. $1.75$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The Standard Deviation of a set remains unchanged if each data is increased or decreased by a constant however changes similarly when data is multiplied or divided by a constant.
$\therefore $ The SD for the new data set will be $=-2\times 3.5=-7$

Consider the following statements.Which of these is/are correct?

  1. Mode can be computed from histogram

  2. Median is not independent of change of scale

  3. Variance is independent of change of origin and scale

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A,B
Explanation:

If we change scale by using x + h then median increases by h.
so median is not independent of change of scale.
From histogram we can see highest frequency so made.
Hence, options 'A' and 'B' are correct.

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