Suppose a population has observations , and another population has observations . If and represent the variances of the two populations, respectively, then is:
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Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Variance is a measure of dispersion and is independent of the change of origin.The observations in population can be obtained by adding to each observation in population (, , etc.).Since , the variance remains unchanged.
Both populations consist of consecutive integers, so their spread around their respective means is identical.
Both populations consist of consecutive integers, so their spread around their respective means is identical.