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12, 26, 18, 8, 80, 14, 56, 16 The data above shows the number of points scored by each player on a basketball team during a regional tournament. Jennie sampled three of the players and got a mean score of 14. Charles sampled three players and got a mean score of 54. Explain the difference in the two sample means.

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sample means show a large variation because the data set has a large range. When there is a large variation in the data set, the sample means also will have a large variation. Jennie included small values in her sample, while Charles included high values.
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