In a series of 2n observations, half of them equal a and remaining half equation −a. If the standard deviation of the observations is 2, then |a| equals :
Mean =a+a+…..+a+(a)+(−a)+……+(−a)2n
¯X=Mean =0
Number of observations =2n
σ= Standard Deviation =√∑(x−¯x)22n
2=√2na22n
∴|a|=2