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The mean and standard deviation of a sample of size 20 are found 10 and 2 respectively. If one item 8 is replaced by 12 then

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Correct option: B

Standard deviation decreases

Option B (Standard deviation decreases) is correct because replacing 8 with 12 increases the mean by a small amount, but the overall spread of the data decreases, leading to a lower standard deviation.

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