NDA 2025
- Exam
- NDA
- Year
- 2025
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Statistics
NDA 2025 · Mathematics · Statistics
The standard deviation of 100 observations is 10. If 5 is added to...
The standard deviation of 100 observations is 10. If 5 is added to each observation and then divided by 20, then what will be the new standard deviation?
Options
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- B
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- D
Correct answer
B.
Step-by-step solution
Let the original observations be .
The standard deviation of these observations is .
The new observations are given by .
If a new variable is defined as , its standard deviation is given by .
Substituting and :
The new standard deviation is .
Answer:
The standard deviation of these observations is .
The new observations are given by .
If a new variable is defined as , its standard deviation is given by .
Substituting and :
The new standard deviation is .
Answer: