If the mean and standard deviation of $n$ observations $x_1, x_2, \dots, x_n$ are $\bar{x}$ and $\sigma$ respectively,then what is the sum of the squares of the observations?

  • A
    $n(\sigma^2 + \bar{x}^2)$
  • B
    $n(\sigma^2 - \bar{x}^2)$
  • C
    $n(\bar{x}^2 - \sigma^2)$
  • D
    None of these

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