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Standard IX
Mathematics
Properties of Measures of Central Tendency
What will be ...
Question
What will be the value of mean and standard deviation if each value is increased by
5
?
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Solution
∑
x
1
x
=
70
⇒
∑
x
1
=
70
×
50
=
3500
New,
∑
x
1
=
3500
+
50
×
5
∴
New mean
=
3750
50
=
75
Variance does not change on adding a constant.
∴
New standard deviation
=
8
Hence, the answer is
75
,
8.
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