In a series of $2n$ observations,half of them are equal to $a$ and the remaining half are equal to $-a$. If the standard deviation of these observations is $2$,then $|a|$ equals:

  • A
    $2$
  • B
    $\sqrt{2}$
  • C
    $4$
  • D
    $2\sqrt{2}$

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