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AP EAMCET · Maths · Statistics

If each of the observations \(x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_n\) is increased or decreased by \(k\), where \(k\) is a positive number, then the variance of the da

  1. A increases by \(\mathrm{k}\)
  2. B do not change
  3. C is equal to \(\mathrm{k}^2\)
  4. D is equal to \(2 \mathrm{k}\)
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(B) do not change

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If each of the observations \(x_1, x_2, \ldots x_n\) is increased or decreased by \(k\) then mean and variance of the obtained data remains unchanged.