Variance of an Arithmetic Progression

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Variance of an Arithmetic Progression

For:

$$a,a+d,a+2d,\ldots,a+(n-1)d$$

the variance is:

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

Usage

- Used directly for the variance of any finite arithmetic progression.

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