Removing One Observation: Sum of Squares

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Removing One Observation: Sum of Squares

If $$a$$ is removed:

$$\sum x_i^2{}_{new}=\sum x_i^2-a^2$$

Usage

- Used when variance or standard deviation must be recalculated after removing an observation.

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