WORKSHEET # 1 ARITHMETIC MEAN

1. The tendency of a given set of observations (a) The sum of deviations from mean is zero.
to cluster around a single central or middle (b) The mean of the two samples can be
value is called combined.
(a) single tendency (b) mean (c) Mean has the least sampling variability.
(c) central tendency (d) median (d) Choice of assumed mean does not affect the
actual mean.
2. An ideal measure of central tendency should 9. The arithmetic mean of a variable y is 10.
be Find the mean of the variable x = 5y - 10.
(a) easy to compute and comprehend (a) 50 (b) 40
(b) based on all observations (c) 25 (d) 30
(c) least affected by the presence of extreme 10. The weighted arithmetic mean of first n
observations natural numbers whose weights are equal to
(d) All of the above the corresponding numbers is equal to

3. Arithmetic mean for frequency distribution

relating to an variable is given by

11. Presence of extreme observations does not

affect
4. While computing the mean from a grouped (a) A.M. (b) G.M.
frequency distribution, we assume that (c) median (d) None
(a) classes are of equal length
(b) classes are of equal frequency 12. Weighted averages are considered when
(c) all the values of the class are equal to mid (a) data are not classified
value of the class (b) data are not in the form of group frequency
(d) None of these distribution
(c) all the observations are not of equal
5. The sum of deviations of a set of importance
observations from their arithmetic mean is (d) Both (a) and (b)
zero.
(a) True (b) False 13. If the variable assumes the values 1, 2, 3, ....
(c) Partly true (d) Partly false 5 with frequency 1, 2, 3, ...5, then A.M. is
(a) 11/3 (b) 5
6. If n1 and n2 are two sets of observations and (c) 4 (d) 4.5
���1 , 𝑋
𝑋 ���2 their respective arithmetic means, then
the combined arithmetic mean is given by 14. A survey of 128 smokers revealed the
following information regarding their daily
expenditure on smoking. Find the mean of their
daily expenditure.

7. The arithmetic mean of 18, 10, 6, 7 with

weights 1, 4, 5, 12, respectively, is
(a) 11 (b) 5.6
(c) 7.82 (d) 4.6 8. 15. If there are 2 groups with 60 and 75 as their
means and containing 16 and 13 observations,
8. Which of the following statements is not respectively, then the combined mean is given
CORRECT? by
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(a) 63.83 (c) 65 (a) 600 km/hour (b) 1500 km/hour

(b) 64.27 (d) 66.72 (c) 583.33 km/hour (d) 620 km/hour
16. The A.M. of marks scored by the students in
a class is 53. The mean marks of girls is 55 and 19. The average salary of a group of unskilled
the mean marks of boys is 50. What is the workers is Rs10000 and that of a group of
percentage of girls in the class? skilled workers is Rs15,000. If the combined
(a) 30 (b) 40 salary is Rs12000, then what is the percentage
(c) 50 (d) 60 of unskilled workers?
(a) 40% (c) 60%
17. The average salary of a group of unskilled (b) 50% (d) None of these
workers is Rs10000 and that of a group of
skilled workers is Rs15,000. If the combined 20. In the following frequency distribution of
salary is Rs12000, then what is the percentage marks, one of the frequencies is missing. If the
of skilled workers? arithmetic mean of the distribution is 50, then
(a) 40% (b) 50% find the missing frequency.
(c) 60% (d) None of these

18. An airplane flies from A to B at the rate of

500 km/hour and comes back from B to A at (a) 15 (b) 16
the rate of 700 km/hour. The average speed of (c) 19 (d) 18
the airplane is

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