If a variable takes values 0,1,2,…,nwith frequencies qn,n1qn−1p,n(n−1)1⋅2qn−2p2,…pn, where p+q=1 then the mean is
np
nq
n(p+q)
None of these
Required mean,
⇒x¯=0⋅qn+1⋅n1qn−1p+2⋅n(n−1)2!qn−2p2+…+n⋅pnqn+n1qn−1p+n(n−1)2!qn−2p2+…+pn
⇒x¯=0⋅nC0qnp0+1⋅nC1qn−1p+…+n⋅nCnq0pn nC0qnp0+nC1qn−1p1+…+nCnqn−npn⇒x¯=∑r=0n r⋅nCrqn−rpr∑r=0n nCrqn−rpr=∑r=0n r⋅nrn−1Cr−1qn−rp⋅pr−1∑r=0n nCrqn−rpr
⇒x¯=np∑r=1n n−1∑r−1 pr−1q(n−1)−(r−1)⇒x¯=np(q+p)n−1(q+p)n n−rpr∴x¯=np
(∵q+p=1)