The first four moments of a distribution about the origin are -1.5, 17, -30 and 108. The third moment about the mean is:

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  1. 39.75
  2. 41.75
  3. 40.75
  4. 42.75

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Option 1 : 39.75
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Given

Moment about orgin are given

μ’1 = -1.5

μ’2 = 17

μ’3 = -30

μ’4 = 108

Formula

Moment about mean = μ1 = μ’1 – μ’1 = 0

μ2 = μ’2 –(μ’1)2

μ3 = μ’3 – 3μ’2 × μ’1 + 2(μ’1)3

Here, μ1, μ2, μ3 are first, second, and third moment about mean

Calculation

Third moment about mean are given as

⇒  (-30) – 3 × 17 × (- 1.5) + 2 × (-1.5)3

⇒ -30 + 76.5 – 6.75

⇒ 76.5 – 36.75

Third moment about mean is 39.25

 

The second moment about mean represent sample variance (σ2)

The first moment about mean is always zero

Moment about origin = μ’r = 1/n(∑fi(Xi – A)

Where A = 0 we get various moment about origin

 

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