The heights of the starting players on each of two basketball teams are shown in the table below.
Heights of Starters on Team A and Team B
Team A
72 in.
75 in.
68 in.
70 in.
Team B
71 in.
73 in.
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in.
71 in.
72 in.
73 in.
Jacob found that the mean height of Team A is 71 and the mean height of Team B is 72. He believes that because Team B has
greater mean, it also has a greater mean absolute deviation. Which explains Jacob's error?
One of the means is incorrect, but the reasoning is correct
Both of the means are incorrect, and the reasoning is also incorrect.
O Both of the means are correct, but the reasoning is incorrect.
One of the means is incorrect, and the reasoning is also incorrect.
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