Behavioral Sciences STAT (with CourseMate Printed Access Card) (New, Engaging Titles from 4LTR Press)
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ISBN: 9781285458144
Author: Gary Heiman
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 4, Problem 16SP
From his statistics grades, Demetrius has a X 60 and SX 20. Andrew has X 60 and SX 8.
(a) Who is the more inconsistent student and why?
(b) Who is more accurately described as a 60 student and why?
(c) For which student can you more accurately predict the next test score and why?
(d) Who is more likely to do either extremely well or extremely poorly on the next exam and why?
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