Solved on Feb 19, 2024
Find the mean of a dataset with , , and .
STEP 1
Assumptions
1. The sample variance is 10.
2. The sample size is 30.
3. The sum of the squares of the observations is 3290.
4. We are asked to find the mean of the observations.
STEP 2
Recall the formula for the sample variance :
STEP 3
We can rearrange the formula to solve for (the sum of the observations), which is necessary to find the mean:
STEP 4
Multiply both sides by to clear the fraction:
STEP 5
Plug in the given values for , , and into the equation:
STEP 6
Simplify the left side of the equation:
STEP 7
Rearrange the equation to solve for :
STEP 8
Subtract to find :
STEP 9
Take the square root of both sides to find :
STEP 10
Calculate the square root:
STEP 11
Now that we have , we can find the mean by dividing by :
STEP 12
Plug in the values for and to calculate the mean:
STEP 13
Calculate the mean:
The mean of the observations is 10, which corresponds to option c.
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