Let x1,x2,.....xn be n observations and ¯¯¯¯¯X be their arithmetic mean. The formula for the standard deviation is given by
A
∑ni=1(xi−¯¯¯¯¯X)2
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B
1n∑ni=1(xi−¯¯¯¯¯X)2
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C
√1n∑ni=1(xi−¯¯¯¯¯X)2
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D
√1n∑ni=1xi2+¯¯¯¯¯X2
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Solution
The correct option is C√1n∑ni=1(xi−¯¯¯¯¯X)2 It is a fundamental concept that, Standard deviation of n observation x1,x2,...........xn is given by formula, σ=
⎷1nn∑i=1(xi−¯X)2