The mean of 40 observations was 34. Upon checking, it was found that two observations were wrongly copied as 4 and 7. If incorrect observations are replaced by the corrected values 11 and 13, then find the corrected mean.
The mean of 40 observations was 34. Upon checking, it was found that two observations were wrongly copied as 4 and 7. If incorrect observations are replaced by the corrected values 11 and 13, then find the corrected mean.
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 2
Incorrect sum .
The wrong values total and the correct values total , an increase of .
Corrected sum , so corrected mean .
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