If the standard deviation of the data 1, 3, 5,7, ... , 2017 is σ then σ is (where . denotes the greatest interger function)
Let X¯ be the mean of the given data. Then,
X¯=1+3+5+7+…+2017109=(109)2109=109
∴ Variance σ2=1100912+32+…+20172−(1009)2⇒ σ2=339360∴ σ=582.54
Hence, [σ]=582