JEE Main 2003 — Statistics Question with Solution
From: AIEEE 2003
Question
The median of a set of 9 distinct observations is 20.5. If each of the largest 4 observations of
the set is increased by 2, then the median of the new set :
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Show full solutionCorrect option: D
Correct answer
Dremains the same as that of the original set
Step-by-step explanation
Here total no of observation is 9 which is a odd number. As we know for odd number 9 the median will be the 5th term.
Now question says, you increase largest 4 number by 2 which does not affect the 5th term so the new median will be the same.
Now question says, you increase largest 4 number by 2 which does not affect the 5th term so the new median will be the same.
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