If the mean and variance of the frequency distribution
| $x_i$ | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $f_i$ | 4 | 4 | $\alpha$ | 15 | 8 | $\beta$ | 4 | 5 |
are 9 and 15.08 respectively, then the value of $\alpha^2+\beta^2-\alpha\beta$ is ___________.
Answer (integer)
25
Solution
$$
\begin{array}{lllll}
\hline x_i & f_i & x_i^2 & f_i x_i & f_i x_i^2 \\
\hline 2 & 4 & 4 & 8 & 16 \\
\hline 4 & 4 & 16 & 16 & 64 \\
\hline 6 & \alpha & 36 & 6 \alpha & 36 \alpha \\
\hline 8 & 15 & 64 & 120 & 960 \\
\hline 10 & 8 & 100 & 80 & 800 \\
\hline 12 & \beta & 144 & 12 \beta & 144 \beta \\
\hline 14 & 4 & 196 & 56 & 784 \\
\hline 16 & 5 & 256 & 80 & 1280 \\
\hline
\end{array}
$$
<br/><br/>$\therefore$ $\begin{aligned} & \Sigma f_i=40 +\alpha+\beta\end{aligned}$
<br/><br/>$\begin{aligned} & \Sigma f_i x_i=360+ 6 \alpha+12 \beta\end{aligned}$
<br/><br/>$\begin{aligned} & \Sigma f_i x_i^2=3904 +36 \alpha+144 \beta\end{aligned}$
<br/><br/>Given, mean $=9$
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
& \Rightarrow \frac{\Sigma f_i x_i}{\Sigma f_i}=9 \\\\
& \Rightarrow \frac{360+6 \alpha+12 \beta}{40+\alpha+\beta}=9 \\\\
& \Rightarrow 360+6 \alpha+12 \beta=9(40+\alpha+\beta) \\\\
& \Rightarrow 3 \beta=3 \alpha \\\\
& \Rightarrow \alpha=\beta .........(i)
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>$\begin{aligned} & \text { Variance }=15.08 \\\\ & \Rightarrow \frac{\Sigma f_i x_i^2}{\Sigma f_i}-\left(\frac{\Sigma f_i x_i}{\Sigma f_i}\right)^2=15.08 \\\\ & \Rightarrow \frac{3904+36 \alpha+144 \beta}{40+\alpha+\beta}-(9)^2=15.08 \\\\ & \Rightarrow \frac{3904+180 \alpha}{40+2 \alpha}=81+15.08 \quad[\because \alpha=\beta] \\\\ & \Rightarrow 3904+180 \alpha=96.08(40+2 \alpha) \\\\ & \Rightarrow 3904+180 \alpha=3843.2+192.16 \alpha \\\\ & \Rightarrow 60.8=12.16 \alpha \\\\ & \Rightarrow \alpha=5=\beta \\\\ & \therefore \alpha^2+\beta^2-\alpha \beta=25+25-25=25\end{aligned}$
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Statistics · Topic: Measures of Central Tendency
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