Let be ten observations of a random variable . If and where , then the standard deviation of these observations is:
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)✓ Correct
Answer: (D)
Solution
Shifting every observation by the constant leaves the spread unchanged, so the standard deviation is . Substituting the given sums, .
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