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The mean of 100 observations is 40. It is found that an observation 53 was misread as 83. Find the correct mean.

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Given:

Number of observations = 100

Mean = 40

Mean = Sum of all observationsNumber of all observations\dfrac{\text{Sum of all observations}}{\text{Number of all observations}}

⇒ 40 = Sum of all observations 100\dfrac{\text{Sum of all observations }}{100}

⇒ Sum of all observations = 40 x 100

⇒ Sum of all observations = 4,000

Correct sum of observations = Incorrect sum - incorrect observation + correct observation

= 4,000 - 83 + 53

= 3,970

Correct Mean = 3,970100\dfrac{3,970}{100}

= 39.7

Hence, the correct mean is 39.7.

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