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If each observation of a raw data, whose variance is `sigma^(2)` is multiplied by `lambda`, then the variance of the new set is :

A

`sigma^(2)`

B

`lambda^(2) sigma^(2)`

C

`lambda + sigma^(2)`

D

`lambda^(2) + sigma^(2)`

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