If $\sum_{i=1}^{n}(x_{i}-a)=n$ and $\sum_{i=1}^{n}(x_{i}-a)^{2}=na$,where $n, a > 1$,then the standard deviation of $n$ observations $x_{1}, x_{2}, \ldots, x_{n}$ is

  • A
    $n \sqrt{a-1}$
  • B
    $\sqrt{a-1}$
  • C
    $a-1$
  • D
    $\sqrt{n(a-1)}$

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