The arithmetic mean of the following frequency distribution:
Variable (X) : 0 1 2 3 …. n
Frequency (f) : nC0 nC1 nC2 nC3 …. nCn
is
2nn
2nn+1
n2
2n
Let X¯ denote the required mean. Then,
X¯=∑r=0n r⋅nCr∑r=0n nCr=∑r=1n r⋅nrn−1Cr−1∑r=0n rnCr=n∑r=1n n−1Cr−12n⇒ X¯=n×2n−12n=n2 ∵∑r=1n n−1Cr−1=2n−1