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483.Maximum Variance on an Interval

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expected valueCh. 6 — Random Variables and Expectation444+ Problems in Probability
Let YY be any random variable taking values in [1,1][-1, 1]. What is the maximum possible value of Var(Y)\mathrm{Var}(Y)?

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