Mathematics · Statistics
JEE Main 2026 — 4 April, Evening Shift — Question 32
For 10 observations , if and , then their standard deviation is :
- Option A:
2
- Option B:
- Option C:
- Option D:Correct
3
Answer: D
Step-by-step solution
\sum_{\mathrm{i}=1}^{10} \mathrm{x}_{\mathrm{i}}^{2}+4 \sum_{\mathrm{i}=1}^{10} \mathrm{x}_{\mathrm{i}}=180-40 \end{gathered}$$ Also $\sum_{\mathrm{i}=1}^{10}\left(\mathrm{x}_{\mathrm{i}}-1\right)^{2}=90$ $$\begin{aligned} & \sum_{i=1}^{10} x_{i}^{2}-2 \sum_{i=1}^{10} x_{i}+\sum_{i=1}^{10} 1=90 \\& \sum_{i=1}^{10} x_{i}^{2}-2 \sum_{i=1}^{10} x_{i}=90-10 \\& \sum_{i=1}^{10} x_{i}^{2}+4 \sum_{i=1}^{10} x_{i}=140 \\& \sum_{i=1}^{10} x_{i}^{2}-2 \sum_{i=1}^{10} x_{i}=80 \\& \sum_{i=1}^{10} x_{i}^{2}=100 \text { and } \sum_{i=1}^{10} x_{i}=10 \\& \sum^{2}=\frac{10}{10} x_{i}^{2} \\& N \\& =\frac{100}{10}-\left(\frac{\sum_{i=1}^{10} x_{i}}{N}\right)^{2} \\& \sigma^{2}=10-1=9 \\& \Rightarrow \sigma=3 \end{aligned}$$
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- Exam
- JEE Main 2026
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Statistics
- Topic
- Measures of Dispersion