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If the variate of a distribution takes the values 12,22,32,...n2 with frequencies n,n-1,n-2,...3,2,1 respectively, then the mean value of the distribution is
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Options:
  • A nn+23
  • B nn+1n+26
  • C n+23
  • D n+1n+26
Solution:
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The correct answer is: n+1n+26

xi:12  22 32 42...n-12n2fi:n n-1n-2n-3...  21
i=1nxifi=12n+22n-1+32n-2+...+n-12x+n21
=r=1nn+1r2-r3
=n+1r=1nr2-r=1nr3

=nn+122n+16-n2n+124
nn+121222n+1-3n=nn+12n+212
Also, Σfi=1+2+....+n=nn+12
Mean =ΣfixiΣfi=nn+12n+212×2nn+1

=n+1n+26

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