Two data sets each of size $5$ are given. If the variances are $4$ and $5$ and their corresponding means are $2$ and $4$ respectively,then what is the variance of the combined data set?

  • A
    $\frac{5}{2}$
  • B
    $\frac{11}{2}$
  • C
    $6$
  • D
    $\frac{13}{2}$

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