If we conclude that the average weekly amount of soft drink consumption by males and females is about the same,but that the standard deviation among males is greater than that for females,what would this mean?
A)Males and females pretty much agree as to how many soft drinks they consume per week.
B)Males consume more soft drinks per week than females.
C)Even though males and females consume, on average, about the same number of soft drinks, there is more diversity of consumption among males.
D)Females are more health conscious than males.

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This means that while on average males and females drink the same amount of soft drinks, there is more variation in the amount of soft drinks consumed by males. It does not necessarily mean that males drink more than females, just that there is more diversity in their consumption patterns.

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