- Joey polled his class to find how many siblings and pets each student has. Is there a lower variability in number of siblings or pets? Why? Use pencil and paper.
Explain whether the students in Joey's class have more siblings or more pets.
Absolute Deviation of Number of Siblings and Pets
Siblings 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 20
Pets
2 3 1 0 4 2 1 3 1 3
Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer boxes to complete your choice.
O A. There is a lower variability in number of pets because its mean absolute deviation is while the mean absolute deviation for number of siblings is
OB. There is a lower variability in number of siblings because its mean absolute deviation is , while the mean absolute deviation for number of pets is
O C. There is not enough information to answer this question.