Data Set 4-3: -2, -1, 0, 2, 6
-Which of the following distributions is more variable than Data Set 4-3? (You should be able to answer by just eyeballing the numbers.)
A) 2, 1, 0, 1, 2, 6
B) 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
C) -1, -1, 0, 1, 1
D) none of the other alternatives are correct

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The variability of a dataset is determined by how spread out the numbers are. Data Set 4-3, once the non-numeric symbols are ignored, consists of 0, 2, 6, which has a certain range and variability. Options A, B, and C all have either a similar or smaller range and variability compared to Data Set 4-3, making D the correct choice as none of the other datasets are more variable than Data Set 4-3.