agate5152
Nov 7, 2011, 07:42 AM
Q.3. The means of two samples of sizes 50 and 100 respectively are 54.1 and 50.3 and the standard deviations are 8 and 7. Find the mean and standard deviation of the sample of size 150 obtained by combining the two samples
Unknown008
Nov 7, 2011, 08:59 AM
If you don't know how to do it, break it down in terms you know.
\bar{x} = \frac{\Sigma x}{50} = 54.1
\Sigma x = 54.1(50)
\bar{y} = \frac{\Sigma y}{100} = 50.3
\Sigma x = 50.3(100)
\sigma(x) = \sqrt{\frac{\Sigma^2 x}{50} - \(\frac{\Sigma x}{50}\)^2} = 8
\frac{\Sigma^2 x}{50} - (54.1)^2 = 8^2
\Sigma^2 x = 50(8^2 + (54.1)^2)
\sigma(y) = \sqrt{\frac{\Sigma^2 y}{100} - \(\frac{\Sigma y}{100}\)^2} = 7
\frac{\Sigma^2 y}{100} - (50.3)^2 = 7^2
\Sigma^2 y = 100(7^2 + (50.3)^2)
From there, you can add both, since both are sums, and then use the mean and standard deviation formulae to get the required.