In a series of observations, half of them equal a and remaining half equal . If the standard deviation of the observations is 2 , then equals
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)2✓ Correct
- (D)
Answer: (C)
Solution
Half of the values equal and half equal , so the mean is . The variance is then the average of the squared values, . A standard deviation of means , so .
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