Let the mean and variance of the frequency distribution be $6$ and $6.8$ respectively.
$x$ $2$ $6$ $8$ $9$
$f$ $4$ $4$ $\alpha$ $\beta$

If $x_{3}$ is changed from $8$ to $7$,then the mean for the new data will be:

  • A
    $\frac{16}{3}$
  • B
    $4$
  • C
    $\frac{17}{3}$
  • D
    $5$

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