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
70 in
72 in.
75 in.
68 in.
70 in
Team B
71 in.
73 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
a greater mean, it also has a greater mean absolute deviation. Which explains Jacob's error?
O One of the means is incorrect, but the reasoning is correct.
O Both of the means are incorrect, and the reasoning is also incorrect.
O Both of the means are correct, but the reasoning is incorrect
O One of the means is incorrect, and the reasoning is also incorrect
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