Variance After Adding a Constant

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Variance After Adding a Constant

If every observation is increased by $$c$$:

$$y_i=x_i+c$$

then:

$$\sigma_y^2=\sigma_x^2$$

Usage

- Adding the same number to every observation does not change variance.

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