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Q.E[X−E(X)]2E[X-E(X)]^{2} is :

(a) V(X)V(X)
(b) E(X)E(X)
(c) S.D(X)S.D(X)
(d) E(X2)E(X^{2})
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By definition the variance is the expected squared deviation from the mean, V(X)=E[(X−E(X))2]V(X)=E\big[(X-E(X))^2\big]; option (a).

Definition of variance.

V(X)=E[(X−μ)2],μ=E(X).V(X)=E\big[(X-\mu)^2\big],\qquad \mu=E(X).

So E[X−E(X)]2=V(X)E[X-E(X)]^{2}=V(X) exactly.

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