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AP EAMCET · Maths · Statistics

If for a distribution, \(\Sigma(x-5)=3\) and \(\Sigma(x-5)^2=43\) and total number of observations is 18 , then the variance of the distribution is

  1. A 2.16
  2. B 3.16
  3. C 2.36
  4. D 3.36
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(C) 2.36

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Given \(\Sigma(x-5)=3\) and \(\Sigma(x-5)^2=43\) Number of observations (n) = 18 To Find Variance = ? \(\begin{aligned} \because \text { Variance } & =\frac{\Sigma\left(x_i-\bar{x}\right)^2}{n} \\ & =\frac{\Sigma(x-5)^2}{18}=\frac{43}{18}=2.36\end{aligned}\)