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Mathematics Question on Statistics

In a given data set mean of 40 observations is 50 and standard deviation is 12. Two readings which were 20 and 25, were mistakenly taken as 40 and 45. Find correct variance of data set

A

169

B

150

C

178

D

180

Answer

178

Explanation

Solution

The correct answer is option (C) : 178