document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=588912>Question 588912</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are examining two sets of data. Set A has a mean (M) of 56 and a standard <BR>\n" );
document.write( "deviation (SD) of 5.3; Set B has a mean of 56 and a SD of 10.2. Assuming a “normal” <BR>\n" );
document.write( "curve, which of the datasets would you expect to have a more “extreme” range of data? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Why?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #374671 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=374671\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The larger the standard deviation, the more spread out and the higher the variance in the data. So set B has a more extreme range of data. </SPAN>\n" );
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