A Sample of 16 Observations Has a Standard Deviation of 2

question 99

Short Answer

A sample of 16 observations has a standard deviation of 2. Which of the following is the sum of the squared deviations from the sample mean? $\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline A&\text { 60}\\\hline B&\text {64 }\\\hline C&\text {30}\\\hline D&\text { 16}\\\hline \end{array}$

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