document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=872576>Question 872576</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two classes took a statistics test. Both classes had a mean score of 73. The scores of class A had a standard deviation of 5 and those of class B had a standard deviation of 10. Discuss the difference between the two classes performance on the test.\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 #526225 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=526225\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Both classes have the same center in terms of the distribution since they both have the same mean; however, class B has scores more spread out from the center since it has a larger standard deviation. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means the scores in class B vary more and they are further away from the mean. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Class A has scores that are more closer to the mean (and more clustered around it) in relation to class B since it has a smaller standard deviation. </SPAN>\n" );
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