The mean and variance of 7 observations are 8 and 16, respectively. If five observations are , then the absolute difference of the remaining two observations is:
- (A)2✓ Correct
- (B)4
- (C)1
- (D)3
Answer: (A)
Solution
Let the two unknown observations be and . The mean condition gives , and the variance condition gives . Then , so , and . The absolute difference is .
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