For 10 observations x1,x2,…,x10, if ∑i=110(xi+2)2=180 and ∑i=110(xi−1)2=90, then their standard deviation is :
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∑i=110(xi+2)2=180∑i=110x2i+4∑i=110xi+∑i=1104=180∑i=110x2i+4∑i=110xi=180−40…(1)
Also ∑i=110(xi−1)2=90∑i=110x2i−2∑i=110xi+∑i=1101=90∑i=110x2i−2∑i=110xi=90−10…(2)∑i=110x2i+4∑i=110xi=140∑i=110x2i−2∑i=110xi=80∑i=110x2i=100∑i=110xi=10σ2=N∑i=110x2i−((∣N∑i=110xi))∣2=10100−(1010)2σ2=10−1=9⇒σ=3