The mean and standard deviation of $20$ observations are found to be $10$ and $2$ respectively. On rechecking,it was found that an observation $8$ was incorrect. If the incorrect observation $8$ is replaced by $12$,calculate the correct mean and standard deviation.

  • A
    Mean $= 10.2$,Standard Deviation $= 1.99$
  • B
    Mean $= 10.2$,Standard Deviation $= 1.9899$
  • C
    Mean $= 10.5$,Standard Deviation $= 1.98$
  • D
    Mean $= 10.2$,Standard Deviation $= 1.98$

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