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Jacob surveyed members of three different gyms and recorded the number of hours they exercised last week. The mean and standard deviation (SD) of the data he gathered is shown in the table. Use the information in the table to complete the following statement: The members of Gym _______ show consistency in the number of hours they exercise last week because the ______ of this data set is ________.

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The population refers to all the members of the gym, the sample is the group of members that Jacob surveyed, and the parameter is the mean amount of time a client exercises in the center each week for the entire population.

Step-by-step explanation:

The population in this question refers to all the members of the gym. The sample is the group of members that Jacob surveyed. The parameter is the mean amount of time a client exercises in the center each week for the entire population. The statistic is the mean amount of time a client exercises in the center each week for the sample. The variable is the amount of time a client exercises in the center each week. The data would be the specific amounts of time recorded for each client in the sample.

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