Three math classes took a quiz, and their scores are displayed in the histograms below. Set A 16 14 12 10 3 s 7 9 10 1: 12 13 14 15 16 Sceres Set B 1 2 3.5 ; 9 10 11 12 13 14 is 16 Scores Set c 14 12 10 Counts Counts Counts

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Section10.4: Distributions Of Data
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Three math classes took a quiz, and their scores are displayed in the histograms below.
Set A
16
14
12
10
56 7 9 10 11 12 13 14
15
16
Scores
Set B
1 2
34 5 S7S 9 10 11
12 13
15
14
16
Scores
Set C
14
12
10
45 6 7 S 10 11 12 13
14
15
16
Scores
Which of the three sets has the smallest standard deviation? Why?
O Set B. because it is uniformly distributed.
O Set C, because of the lack of a large central peak.
O Set A because it has most of its values near the center.
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Transcribed Image Text:Three math classes took a quiz, and their scores are displayed in the histograms below. Set A 16 14 12 10 56 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Scores Set B 1 2 34 5 S7S 9 10 11 12 13 15 14 16 Scores Set C 14 12 10 45 6 7 S 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Scores Which of the three sets has the smallest standard deviation? Why? O Set B. because it is uniformly distributed. O Set C, because of the lack of a large central peak. O Set A because it has most of its values near the center. Counts Counts Counts
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