Variance of first $n$ natural numbers is $\qquad$ .

If the variance of observations $x_1, x_2, \dots, x_n$ is $\sigma^2$,then the variance of $ax_1, ax_2, \dots, ax_n$,where $a \neq 0$,is

Statement $1$: The variance of the first $n$ odd natural numbers is $\frac{n^2 - 1}{3}$.
Statement $2$: The sum of the first $n$ odd natural numbers is $n^2$ and the sum of the squares of the first $n$ odd natural numbers is $\frac{n(4n^2 - 1)}{3}$.

Let $X = \{x \in N : 1 \leq x \leq 17\}$ and $Y = \{ax + b : x \in X \text{ and } a, b \in R, a > 0\}$. If the mean and variance of the elements of $Y$ are $17$ and $216$ respectively,then $a + b$ is equal to:

The mean and $S.D.$ of $1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6$ are

From the prices of shares $X$ and $Y$ below,find out which is more stable in value:

$X$	$35$	$54$	$52$	$53$	$56$	$58$	$52$	$50$	$51$	$49$
$Y$	$108$	$107$	$105$	$105$	$106$	$107$	$104$	$103$	$104$	$101$