The mean of n observations is X. If the first item is increased by 1, the second by 2 and so on, then the new mean is:a) X + n b) X + n/2c) X + (n+1)/2d) X + (n-1)/2
Sanskar Pathak , 9 Years ago
Grade 9
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Jayakrishna Natarajan
Last Activity: 8 Years ago
Since mean of n obs is x, therefore sum of n obs is n*x
therefore acc to condition: n*(n+1)/2 is added to n*x
new mean is [n*x+n*(n+1)/2]/n
this is equal to opt c
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