Variance of First n Natural Numbers

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Variance of First n Natural Numbers

For the observations:

$$1,2,3,\ldots,n$$

the variance is:

$$\sigma^2=\frac{n^2-1}{12}$$

Usage

- Used directly for the variance of the first $$n$$ natural numbers.

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