What can you say about distributions A and B if they have the same mean but the standard deviation of A is greater than that of B?

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2022-09-11

What can you say about distributions A and B if they have the same mean but the standard deviation of A is greater than that of B?

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wegpluktee3

wegpluktee3

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A larger standard deviation means distribution A has a wider variety of values than distribution B. Distribution B is more closely packed around its mean whereas distribution A is more spread apart from the mean.

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