Q44 / 90 · JEE Main 2014 (19 Apr Online) · Mathematics

Let x¯, M and σ2 be respectively the mean, mode and variance of n observations x1, x2,...., xn and di=-xi-a, i=1, 2,...., n, where a is any number.

Statement I: Variance of d1, d2,..., dn is σ 2 .

Statement II: Mean and mode of d1, d2,...., dn are -x¯-a and -M-a, respectively.

  • Correct answer
    A
    Statement I and Statement II are both true 
  • B
    Statement I and Statement II are both false 
  • C
    Statement I is true and Statement II is false
  • D
    Statement I is false and Statement II is true

Solution

Mean of d1, d2, d3... dn

=∑i=1n  -xi-a n 

=-∑i=1n xi n+ -a n∑i=1n1

=-x+ -a nn

=-x→-a

And, the mode of d1, d2, d3... dn will be -M-a

Also, we know that the variance σ2 is unaffected by change of origin, hence it remains same.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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