Question

The ages of two groups of karate students are shown in the following dot plots:

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The mean absolute deviation (MAD) for group A is 2.07 and the MAD for group B is 5.51. Which of the following observations can be made using these data?

Group A has greater variability in the data.
Group A has less variability in the data.
Group B has a lower range.
Group B has a lower mean

Answer 1

Group A has less variability in the data.

Explanation:

Since the range of group a is 10 (14 - 4), while group B has a range value of 19 (26 - 7) therefore group A has less variability in the data.