Select the correct answer

Which data set has a wider spread? Why?

Set A: {9, 11, 24, 11, 4, 20, 16, 7, 18, 15, 28, 6}

Set B: {9, 12, 15, 3, 21, 24, 5, 9, 16, 21}

a. set a

b. set b

has a wider spread because

a. its mean is greater

b. its range is greater

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Xiomara Boone

21 June, 01:45

Select the correct answer

Which data set has a wider spread? Why?

Set A: {9, 11, 24, 11, 4, 20, 16, 7, 18, 15, 28, 6}

Set B: {9, 12, 15, 3, 21, 24, 5, 9, 16, 21}

a. set a

b. set b

has a wider spread because

a. its mean is greater

b. its range is greater

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Answers (2)

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Waddles · Answer 1

The first part of the answer is a because you have to find the range for each of the given sets.

So A. for the first one because you have a 24 for the range where as the b set has a 21 for range.

the second part is it has a greater range

Dayami · Answer 2

a. set a

has a wider spread because

b. its range is greater

Select the correct answerWhich data set has a wider spread? Why?Set A: {9, 11, 24, 11, 4, 20, 16, 7, 18, 15, 28, 6}Set B: {9, 12, 15, 3, 21, 24, 5, 9, 16, 21}a. set ab. set bhas a wider spread becausea. its mean is greaterb. its range is greater

Select the correct answer

Which data set has a wider spread? Why?

Set A: {9, 11, 24, 11, 4, 20, 16, 7, 18, 15, 28, 6}

Set B: {9, 12, 15, 3, 21, 24, 5, 9, 16, 21}

a. set a

b. set b

has a wider spread because

a. its mean is greater

b. its range is greater