Statistics Question 1

Question 1 - 2024 (01 Feb Shift 1)

Let the median and the mean deviation about the median of 7 observation $170,125,230,190,210, a, b$ be 170 and $\frac{205}{7}$ respectively. Then the mean deviation about the mean of these 7 observations is :

(1) 31

(2) 28

(3) 30

(4) 32

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Answer (3)

Solution

$\text { Median }=170 \Rightarrow 125, a, b, 170,190,210,230$

Mean deviation about

Median $=$

$\frac{0+45+60+20+40+170-a+170-b}{7}=\frac{205}{7}$

$\Rightarrow a+b=300$

Mean $=\frac{170+125+230+190+210+a+b}{7}=175$

Mean deviation

About mean $=$

$\frac{50+175-a+175-b+5+15+35+55}{7}=30$