Two students are assigned a census in a town of 200 people to determine how many pairs of shoes each person owns. Neither studen

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Two students are assigned a census in a town of 200 people to determine how many pairs of shoes each person owns. Neither studen

t completes the census. Bill surveys 40 people, while Carmen surveys 150. While both get a mean of 4.5 pairs of shoes, Bill records an inter-quartile range of 2.0 and Carmen gets an inter-quartile range of 5.5. Carmen's data is more accurate because

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antoniya [11.8K] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-28T13:20:56+03:00

antoniya [11.8K]3 years ago

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Answer: a

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Galina-37 [17] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-28T11:28:11+03:00

B) her sample was larger.

<u>Explanation:</u>

While some people own two pairs of shoes, others may own 20 or more pairs. This high degree of variation shows up as a high

interquartile range in a statistically meaningful survey. Carmen’s data is more accurate because her sample was larger.