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Summarizing Data Sets with Statistics — Quiz

Question 5 • Foundations of Math 1

Two basketball players average the same number of points per game. What information would be most helpful in determining which player’s game performances show the least variability?

Answer
A
the number of games each player has played
B
the total number of points each player has scored
C
the average number of points each player’s team scores per game
D
the most and least points each player has scored in a game

Explanation

Variability describes how spread out a player’s game-by-game scores are. Knowing each player’s highest and lowest game scores lets you compare their ranges: subtract the lowest score from the highest, and the smaller range indicates less variability. The number of games or total points does not show how widely scores varied.

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