Let r be the range and S2=1n−1∑i=1n xi−x¯2 be the SD of a set of observations x1,x2,…,xn, then
S≤rnn−1
S=rnn−1
S≥rnn−1
None of these
We have r=maxxi−xj
and S2=1n−1∑i=1n xi−x¯2 Now, xi−x¯2=xi−x1+x2+⋯+xnn2
=1n2xi−x1+xi−x2+⋯+xi−xi−1+xi−xi+1+⋯+xi−xn≤1n2[(n−1)r]2 [∵]xi−xj∣≤r
⇒xi−x¯2≤r2⇒∑i=1n xi-x¯2≤nr2⇒1n−1∑i=1n xi−x¯2≤nr2(n−1)⇒S2≤nr2(n−1)⇒S≤rnn−1