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satela
2 days ago
5

Both sets of values have an average of 13. Is Set A's standard deviation smaller, larger, or about the same as Set B's? (Note: T

his question can be answered by knowing the concept of standard deviation, without actually computing the standard deviation).
Set A: 1 2 3 23 24 25

Set B: 8 10 12 14 16 18
Mathematics
1 answer:
babunello [8.4K]2 days ago
5 0
Set A's standard deviation exceeds that of Set B. To explain, standard deviation reflects variation within data sets. Generally, a dataset with a narrower range will exhibit a smaller standard deviation. For Set A, the range is 25-1 = 24, while for Set B, it's 18-8 = 10. Given that Set A's range is bigger, we would anticipate its standard deviation to also be larger. Standard deviation is calculated as the square root of the average of the squared deviations from the mean. In Set A, the deviations are ±12, ±11, ±10, whereas Set B's deviations are ±5, ±3, ±1. We can reasonably conclude that the value for Set A will be greater without computing the RMS difference. Thus, Set A's standard deviation is larger compared to Set B.
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