Which of the following sets of data has the least standard deviation?

  • A
    $10, 20, 30, 40$
  • B
    $2, 4, 6, 8$
  • C
    $3, 6, 9, 12$
  • D
    $1, 2, 3, 4$

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Classes $0-10$ $10-20$ $20-30$ $30-40$ $40-50$
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$\text{Assertion (A):}$ Variance of $4x_1, 4x_2, \ldots, 4x_n$ is $16$ times the variance of $x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_n$. $\text{Reason (R):}$ If $y = ax + b$,then variance of $y$ is $a(\text{variance of } x) + b$. The correct option among the following is

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