The discrete random variable $X$ can take all possible integer values from $1$ to $k$,each with a probability $\frac{1}{k}$. Then its variance is

  • A
    $\frac{k^2-1}{12}$
  • B
    $\frac{k^2-1}{6}$
  • C
    $\frac{k^2+1}{12}$
  • D
    $\frac{k^2+1}{6}$

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