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The mean and standard deviation of 100 observations were calculated as 40 and 5.1 respectively by a student who took by mistake 50 instead of 40 for one observation. What are the correct mean and standard deviation?

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Given: `N=100`
Incorrect mean `=40=` bar ax
Incoггесt S.D. `=5.1`
We have, `x=1 / N \sum x_{i}`
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