DSE 2015 Q. 13, uniform distribution question

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DSE 2015 Q. 13, uniform distribution question

TaoTeChing
Question 13. Consider the uniform distribution over the interval [a,b].
(a) The mean of this distribution depends on the length of the interval, but the variance does not
(b) The mean of this distribution does not depend on the length of the interval, but the variance does
(c) Neither the mean, nor the variance, of this distribution depends on the length of the interval
(d) The mean and the variance of this distribution depend on the length of the interval

Answer is stated as (b) but how is it not (d).

If the mean = (1/2)(a+b), doesn't it change depending on the change in (b-a) (the length?)?
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Re: DSE 2015 Q. 13, uniform distribution question

Mister
(b-a) is the length of the interval not (b+a)
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Re: DSE 2015 Q. 13, uniform distribution question

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