The probability distribution of a random variable $X$ is given by the following table:
$X = x$$1$$2$$3$$\dots$$n$
$P(X = x)$$\frac{1}{n}$$\frac{1}{n}$$\frac{1}{n}$$\dots$$\frac{1}{n}$

Then $\operatorname{Var}(X) = $

  • A
    $\frac{n^2-1}{12}$
  • B
    $\frac{n^2-n}{6}$
  • C
    $\frac{n^2-n}{12}$
  • D
    $\frac{n^2-1}{6}$

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