Consider the following sample data.  Sample A: 10, 20, 30 Sample B: 80, 90, 100 Sample C: 1,095, 1,105, 1,115 a. Find the mean and standard deviation for each sample.  Sample A: mean____, Sample standard deviation _______ Sample B: mean_____, Sample standard deviation _______ Sample C: mean_____, Sample standard deviation ______ b. What does this exercise show about the standard deviation? multiple choice: 1.  The idea is to illustrate that the standard deviation is not a function of the value of the mean.  Or 2.  The idea is to illustrate that the standard deviation is a function of the value of the mean.

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Consider the following sample data. 
Sample A: 10, 20, 30

Sample B: 80, 90, 100

Sample C: 1,095, 1,105, 1,115

a. Find the mean and standard deviation for each sample. 

Sample A: mean____, Sample standard deviation _______

Sample B: mean_____, Sample standard deviation _______

Sample C: mean_____, Sample standard deviation ______

b. What does this exercise show about the standard deviation?

multiple choice:

1.  The idea is to illustrate that the standard deviation is not a function of the value of the mean. 

Or

2.  The idea is to illustrate that the standard deviation is a function of the value of the mean. 

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