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:

  • A
    $-7$
  • B
    $7$
  • C
    $9$
  • D
    $-27$

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Let $x_1, x_2, x_3, \dots, x_n$ be $n$ observations,$\bar{x}$ be their arithmetic mean,and $\sigma^2$ be their variance.
Statement $-1$: The variance of observations $2x_1, 2x_2, 2x_3, \dots, 2x_n$ is $4\sigma^2$.
Statement $-2$: The arithmetic mean of $2x_1, 2x_2, 2x_3, \dots, 2x_n$ is $4\bar{x}$.

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