Practice mode Statistics

If a and b are constants, what does Var(a + bX) equal?

Correct answer B. b² Var(X)

Explanation

Shifting by a does not alter variance, while scaling by b multiplies every deviation by b and the squared deviations by b², so Var(a + bX) = b² Var(X).

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