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Best variance divisor for a five-point sample

You have n=5n = 5 independent normal draws and estimate the variance by dividing the sum of squared deviations SS=i(XiXˉ)2\text{SS} = \sum_i (X_i - \bar X)^2 by a constant.

Which divisor minimizes the mean squared error of the variance estimate?

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