The heights of the starting players on each of two basketball teams are shown in the table below.Heights of Starters on Team A and Team BTeam A70 in.72 in.75 in.68 in.70 in.Team B71 in.73 in.71 in.72 in.73 in.Jacob found that the mean height of Team A is 71 and the mean height of Team B is 72. He believes that because Team B has a greater mean, it also has a greater mean absolute deviation. Which explains Jacob’s error?
Answer
A
One of the means is incorrect, but the reasoning is correct.
B
Both of the means are incorrect, and the reasoning is also incorrect.
C
Both of the means are correct, but the reasoning is incorrect.
D
One of the means is incorrect, and the reasoning is also incorrect.