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Let 8 be the variance of a data set. If each observation is multiplied by a constant 2 and a constant 3 is added to each observation, then the variance of the new data set is:

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SSC CGL 2023 (Tier-II) Paper 1 Previous Year Paper (26-Oct-2023) (Shift-1)
The correct answer is

32

When each observation is multiplied by a constant, the variance is multiplied by the square of that constant. So, if each observation is multiplied by 2, the variance will be multiplied by 4. The constant 3 added does not affect the variance. Hence, the variance of the new data set is 32.

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