Practice mode Measures Of Dispersion

The variance of 5 numbers is 10. If each number is divided by 2, what is the variance of the new numbers?

Correct answer D. 2.5

Explanation

Dividing by a constant k divides the variance by k², so the new variance is 10/4 = 2.5.

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