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If the S.D. of a Set of Observations is 8 and If Each Observation is Divided by −2, the S.D. of the New Set of Observations Will Be (A) −4 (B) −8 (C) 8 (D) 4

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If the S.D. of a set of observations is 8 and if each observation is divided by −2, the S.D. of the new set of observations will be

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  • −4

  • −8

  • 8

  •  4

     
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 4

If a set of observations, with SD \[\sigma\]  , are multiplied with a non-zero real number a, then SD of the new observations will be\[\left| a \right| \sigma .\]
Dividing the set of observations by − 2 is same as multiplying the observations by \[\frac{1}{- 2}\]

\[\text{ New}  S . D . = \left| - \frac{1}{2} \right| \times 8\]

\[ = \frac{8}{2}\]

\[ = 4\]

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Chapter 32: Statistics - Exercise 32.9 [Page 51]

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