Sample standard deviation proof

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Homework Statement

Let $x_{1},...,x_{n}$ be n observations. If $y_{1},...,y_{n}$ is another set of observations s.t. $y_{i}=ax_{i}+b$ , prove that $s_{y}=|a|s_{x}$ .

The Attempt at a Solution

Attempt at a proof: Since $\bar{y}=a\bar{x} +b$ then $\bar{x}=(\bar{y}-b)/a$ and $s_{x}=\sqrt{\frac{1}{n-1}\sum(x_{i}-\frac{\bar{y}-b}{a})}$. This is where I get stuck. Any ideas?

 

[Slats18]

First of all, you should know that standard deviation is independent of translation (change of origin), but is affected by scale. See if you can knock out the proofs of each separately, and then you should be able to put them together. Also, begin your proofs by using the variance, not the standard deviation.

 

[lanedance]

and it will probably be easier to calculate $$s_y$$ directly and compare with the form of $$s_x$$