The sum of the deviations of a set of n values x1, x2,...., xn, measured from 15 and −3 are −90 and 54 respectively. Find the value of n and mean.
Ifbe the mean of the n observations, then we have
Given that the sums of the deviations of a set of n valuesmeasured from 15 and -3 are -90 and 54 respectively. So that we get two equations
These equations can be rewritten as
We have to solve the above equations forandunknowns.
Subtracting the first equation from the second equation, we have
Substitute the value of n in the first equation, we have