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The mean and standard deviation of 40 observations are 30 and 5 respectively. It was noticed that two of these observations 12 and 10 were wrongly recorded. If 
is the standard deviation of the data after omitting the two wrong observations from the data, then 
is equal to
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
238
(238) Wrong mean 
Wrong S.D 
New sum 
New mean 
New 
New S.D, 
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