BEST HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL

STD XI

MATHS TEST
CH 9: DISPERSION

TOTAL MARKS: 30

SECTION A
2
x
=
2000,
n
=
10,
x
=
10
1. If i
, then s = ______
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 25

10
(d) 30

2
2. If n = 20, x = 10, s = 5 , then xi = ____
(a) 1250
(b) 1500
(c) 2000

(d) 2500

3. Variance of 20 observations is 5. If each observation is multiplied by 3, then variance of

the resulting observations is ______
(a) 25
(b) 35
(c) 45
(d) 55
4. Variance of 15 observation is 4. If each observation is increased by 4, find the variance of
the resulting observation.
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 8
(d) 16
5. The variance of the data 3, 4, 5, 8 is _____
(a) 4.5
(b) 3.5
(c) 5.5

(d) 6.5

6. The marks obtained by 9 students in a statistics test are:

50, 69, 20, 33, 39, 53, 65, 40, 59
The mean deviation from the median is _____
(a) 9
(b) 10.5
(c) 12.67

(d) 14.76

7. Consider the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, , 10. If 1 is added to each number, the variance of the
numbers so obtained is ______
(a) 2.87
(b) 3.57
(c) 8.25
(d) 6.5
8. If the S.D. of y1 , y2 ,...., yn is 3.5, then the S.D. of 2 y1 + 5, 2 y2 + 5,....., 2 yn + 5 is
______
(a) 7
(b) -7
(c) 10
(d) -10
9. The mean deviation of the data 3, 10, 4, 10, 7, 10, 5 from the mean is ______
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 3.75
(d) 2.57
10. The standard deviation of the data 6, 9, 5, 12, 13, 8, 10 is ______
52
52
(a) 6
(b) 6
(c)
(d)
7
7
SECTION B
11. Find the average deviation about the mean for the following frequency distribution:
xi 3 9 1 2 27
7 3
fi 8 1 1 9 5
0 2
(a) 5.09

(b) 6.09

(c) 7.09

(d) 8.09

20

12. Find the average deviation about the mean for the following frequency distribution:
1
0
4

xi
fi
(a) 14

3
0
2
4

(b) 15

5
0
2
8
(c) 16

7
0
1
6

90
8
(d) 17

13. Find the mean deviation about the median of the following frequency distribution:
Class

(a) 6.317

Frequenc
y
(b) 6.32

06
8

612
10

1218
12

1824
9

(c) 6.381

24-30
5
(d) 6.318

14. Calculate mean deviation from the mean for the following data:
38, 70, 48, 40, 42, 55, 63, 46, 54, 44
(a) 5.4
(b) 6.4
(c) 7.4
(d) 8.4
15. The scores of a batsman in ten innings are: 38, 70, 48, 34, 42, 55, 63, 46, 54, 44. Find the
mean deviation about the data
(a) 6.6
(b) 7.6
(c) 8.6
(d) 9.6
16. Find the standard deviation from the following observations:
10, 17, 15, 21, 19, 23, 19, 25, 30, 26
(a) 4.518
(b) 5.518
(c) 5.886

(d) 5.982

17. Find the standard deviation for the following data:

6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 4, 8, 12
(a) 3.041
(b) 3.542
(c) 3.963

(d) 4.041

18. Find the median of the following frequency distribution:

(a) 1

(b) 2

xi

0 1 2 3

fi

4 1 6 1
1
(c) 3

3
(d) 4

19. Consider the first 7 positive integers. If we multiply each number by -2 and then add 2 to
each number, the variance of the numbers so obtained is _____
(a) 12
(b) 16
(c) 17
(d) 14
20. Variance of 20 observations is 5. If each observation is multiplied by 2, find the variance
of the resulting observations.
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 30
(d) 40