[tex]\pink{QUESTION}[/tex]

When two groups of data are being compared, what can you say about the group of data having a smaller standard deviation?

[tex]\pink{ANSWER}[/tex]

✏ A. is greatly varied

[tex]\pink{EXPLANATION}[/tex]

• If the data sets have different means and standard deviations, then comparing the data values directly can be misleading.

• The standard deviation is useful when comparing data values that come from different data sets. If the data sets have different means and standard deviations, then comparing the data values directly can be misleading.

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