If the observations x1, x2,........ xn are changed to x1 + a, x2 + a, x3 + a, xn+ a, where a is a negative or positive number, show that the variance remains unchanged.
Given that is the mean and
is the variance of n observations
Prove that the mean and variance of observations
are
respectively,
...(i)
Also, ...(ii)
For the new data
∴ Mean,
Hence, the new mean, [By using (i)]
Variance of first data,
....(iii)
Variance of the new data,
[By using (iii)]
Hence, the variance