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( "Set A has a mean (M) of 56 and a standard deviation (SD) of 5.3; <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Set B has a mean of 56 and a SD of 10.2. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Assuming a “normal” curve, which of the data sets would you expect to have a more “extreme” range of data? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Why? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The standard deviation measures the spread of the data.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Set B has the larger std so has the greater range of data.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
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