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Spelling Scores of Anne Spelling Score of Mae


94 99
95 99
95 98
94 86
95 91
Mean is 94.6 Mean is 94.6
Variance is 0.3 Variance is 34.3
Standard deviation is 0.54 Standard deviation is 5.88

The mean of Anne’s score is equal to the mean of Mae’s score.


If you will choose between the two ladies to be sent for a spelling bee contest, who
is your choice? Anne or Mae? Why?

Answer: Anne, because the standard deviation of her scores is smaller than that of
Mae. Her scores are closer to the mean. She is more consistent than Mae.
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