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The average height of students in Sarah's class is 148cm with a standard deviation of 10cm. In Angela's class, the average height of students is 152cm with a standard deviation of 7cm. Whose class has more consistent heightsand why

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Based on the given data of height and standard deviation, Angela's class can be considered as one having consistent height. Since comparing both the standard deviation of each class, Angela's class has lower deviation (7 cm) compared to the average value of 152 cm
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