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Dispersion

 
 
Taicho
 
Reply Thu 20 Aug, 2015 01:24 am
Two random variables X and Y have means 5 and 14, respectively. Given that X and Y have equal standard deviations, which of the following statements is true:

A. The two distributions are equally variable
B. There is not enough information to compare the spreads of the two distributions.
C. X is relatively more variable than Y
D. Y is relatively more variable than X
E. The variance of Y is greater than the variance of X

Please explain your answer. Thank you.
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Reply Thu 20 Aug, 2015 05:19 am
@Taicho,
A. If the standard deviations are the same, they are equally variable.
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