- Amedian
- Bmode
- Cvariance
- Dmean
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Correct answer: C
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Let the original marks of the students be
After giving grace marks of to each student, the new marks become
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Now check each statistical measure:
(A) Mean
Original mean:
New mean:
So, the mean changes.
(B) Median
Adding the same number to every observation shifts the entire ordered data by . Hence the median also increases by .
So, the median changes.
(C) Mode
The value occurring most frequently, say , becomes after grace marks are added. So, the mode changes.
(D) Variance
Variance depends on deviations from the mean. If each observation is increased by the same constant, then each deviation from the mean remains unchanged:
Therefore,
So, the variance does not change.
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Therefore, the statistical measure that remains unchanged is
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Comparing with the stored correct answer:
Stored correct answer = C
Our derived answer = C
Hence, they agree.
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