Mathematics (AS & A Level) · May / June 2023 · Paper 61 · Question 6
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A sample of 5 randomly selected values of a variable X is as follows: 1 2 6 1 a where a > 0. Given that an unbiased estimate of the variance of X calculated from this sample is 11 2 , find the value of a. [3]
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