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.
Let the remaining observations be .
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                                       ...(i)
Now, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
           Â
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              Â
           Â
                                    ...(ii)
Now, squaring both sides of (i), we get
                     Â
                                       ...(iii)
Now, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
So, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
When             andÂ
When             andÂ
Â
So, the remaining observations are 4 and 9.
Given that  is the mean andÂ
 is the variance of n observationsÂ
 Prove that the mean and variance of observations Â
 areÂ
 respectively,Â