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Which of the accompanying boxplots likely has the data with the larger standard​ deviation? why?

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The answer is Boxplot II. The standard deviation for the data associated with Boxplot II will likely have a larger standard deviation. Boxplot II has a greater spread than Boxplot​ I, as measured by the interquartile​ range, which is related directly to the standard deviation of a data set.


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