If ¯x1,¯x2…,¯xn are the means of n groups with n1,n2,…,nn number of observations respectively then the mean ¯x of all the groups taken together is (a) ∑i=1nn,¯xi
(b) ∑ni=1ni¯xin2
(c) ∑ni=1ni¯xi∑ni=1ni
(d) ∑ni=1ni¯xi2n
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ANSWER: (c) ∑ni=1ni¯xi∑ni=1ni
Sum of all terms=n1x ̄1+n2x ̄2+...nnx ̄n Number of terms=(n1+n2+...nn)