The standard deviation of 100 observations is 10. If 5 is added to each observation and then divided by 20, then what will be the new standard deviation?

Explanation

Adding a constant to all observations does not change the standard deviation. However, dividing all observations by a constant scales the standard deviation by the absolute value of that constant. New SD = \frac{10}{20} = 0.5.

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