Adding One Observation: Sum of Squares

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Adding One Observation: Sum of Squares

If $$a$$ is added:

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

Usage

- Used to update variance calculations after adding an observation.

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