
EBK USING AND UNDERSTANDING MATHEMATICS
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ISBN: 8220100802713
Author: Briggs
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6.B, Problem 9QQ
Which data set would you expect to have the highest standard deviation?
a. heights (lengths) of newborn infants
b. heights of all elementary school children
c. heights of first-grade boys
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