Let ${x_1}, {x_2}, \ldots, {x_n}$ be $n$ observations,and let $\bar x$ be their arithmetic mean and ${\sigma ^2}$ be the variance.
Statement-$1$: The variance of $2{x_1}, 2{x_2}, \ldots, 2{x_n}$ is $4{\sigma ^2}$.
Statement-$2$: The arithmetic mean of $2{x_1}, 2{x_2}, \ldots, 2{x_n}$ is $4\bar x$.

  • A
    Statement-$1$ is false,Statement-$2$ is true.
  • B
    Statement-$1$ is true,Statement-$2$ is true; Statement-$2$ is not a correct explanation for Statement-$1$.
  • C
    Statement-$1$ is true,Statement-$2$ is true; Statement-$2$ is a correct explanation for Statement-$1$.
  • D
    Statement-$1$ is true,Statement-$2$ is false.

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