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QuizMultiple Choice
Unit Test — Unit test
Question 12 • TX-College Prep Math B
The means and mean absolute deviations of the individual times of members of two relay swim teams are shown in the table below.Means and Mean Absolute Deviations of Individual Times of Members of Relay Swim Teams Team ATeam BMean127.9 s127.4 sMean Absolute Deviation0.26 s0.23 sThe difference of the means is found and then compared to each of the mean absolute deviations. Which is true?
Answer
A
The difference between the mean times is about equal to the mean absolute deviation of the data sets.B
The difference between the mean times is about 2 times the mean absolute deviation of the data sets.C
The difference between the mean times is about 5 times the mean absolute deviation of the data sets.D
The difference between the mean times is about 16 times the mean absolute deviation of the data sets.