Let $X = \{x \in N : 1 \leq x \leq 17\}$ and $Y = \{ax + b : x \in X \text{ and } a, b \in R, a > 0\}$. If the mean and variance of the elements of $Y$ are $17$ and $216$ respectively,then $a + b$ is equal to:

Let $x_1, x_2, \dots, x_n$ be $n$ observations,$\bar{x}$ be their mean,and $\sigma^2$ be their variance.
Statement-$1$: The variance of $2x_1, 2x_2, \dots, 2x_n$ is $4\sigma^2$.
Statement-$2$: The mean of $2x_1, 2x_2, \dots, 2x_n$ is $4\bar{x}$.

The mean and standard deviation of $100$ items are $50$ and $4$,respectively. Find the sum of all the items and the sum of the squares of the items.

The mean and variance of a series of $5$ observations are $8$ and $24$ respectively. The mean and variance of another series of $3$ observations are $8$ and $24$ respectively. What is the variance of their combined series?

The $S.D.$ of $15$ items is $6$. If each item is decreased or increased by $1$,then the standard deviation will be:

If $\sum_{i=1}^{10} (x_i - 15) = 12$ and $\sum_{i=1}^{10} (x_i - 15)^2 = 18$,find the standard deviation of the observations $x_1, x_2, \dots, x_{10}$.