According to the results of Philips and MacMahon, which of the following relationships of variance to mean shrub density would be expected for young creosote bushes? A) variance=mean B) variancemean C) variance

Question

According to the results of Philips and MacMahon, which of the following relationships of variance to mean shrub density would be expected for young creosote bushes?
A) variance=mean
B) variance>mean
C) variance<mean
D) variance/mean<1
E) variance/mean=1

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The variance is expected to be greater than the mean for young creosote bushes because the distribution of shrub density is likely to be skewed towards higher values.

According to the Results of Philips and MacMahon, Which of the Following