AIIMS2019Physics-Error Analysis

AIIMS 2019 Physics Mean Percentage Error MCQ Question

Type: MCQ-numerical-Medium-Class 11

The mean percentage error can be calculated as,

MPE = \frac{1}{n} \sum \left( \frac{x - \bar{x}}{x} \right) ×\times 100%

The mean value of the errors is calculated as,

$$\textMeanoftheerrors{Mean of the errors} = \frac{80 + 80.5 + 81 + 81.5 + 82}{5} = 81

xx - \bar{x}\frac{x - \bar{x}}{x}
80.01.00.0125
80.50.50.0062
81.000
81.50.50.0061
82.01.00.0122

Sum = 0.037

A

0.74%

B

0.37%

C

0.47%

D

0.57%

Correct Answer

Option A

Detailed Explanation

The mean percentage error (MPE) is calculated using the formula MPE=1n(xxˉx)×100%\text{MPE} = \frac{1}{n} \sum \left( \frac{x - \bar{x}}{x} \right) \times 100\%. In this case, the sum of the fractional errors is 0.037, and when divided by the number of observations (5) and multiplied by 100%, the result is 0.037×100%=3.7%0.037 \times 100\% = 3.7\%, which is then divided by 10 to yield 0.74%. Other options are incorrect as they do not reflect the accurate calculation of the MPE based on the provided data.

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