Practice mode Measures Of Dispersion

The standard deviation and variance are ____ of change of origin. Which word fills the blank?

Correct answer A. Independent

Explanation

Adding a constant to every value shifts the mean by the same amount, leaving all deviations unchanged, so S.D. and variance are independent of origin.

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