Standard Deviation of Ungrouped Data by Step Deviation Method
In a set of ...
Question
In a set of 2n observations, half of them are equal to 'α' and the remaining half are equal to '−α'. If the standard deviation of all the observations is 2, then the value of |α| is equal to
A
2
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B
√2
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C
2√2
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D
4
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Solution
The correct option is A2 μ(mean)=0 Standard deviation =
⎷2n∑i=1(xi−μ)22n⇒|α|=2