Three Groups of Individuals Each See an Ad (Labeled Ad1,Ad2,and

question 18

Multiple Choice

Three groups of individuals each see an ad (labeled Ad1,Ad2,and Ad3 below) .Consider the responses (shown below) to a question that asks whether a respondent was positive or negative toward the ad viewed.. $\begin{array}{llr}\hline \text { Response Options } & \text { Ad 1 } & \text { Ad 2 } & \text { Ad } 3 \\\hline\\\text { Strong positive (1) } & 20\% & 50\%&5\% \\\text { Slight positive ~}(2) & 20 & 0&15 \\\text { Neutral ~~~~~~~~~~~~~} (3) & 20&0&60 \\\text { Slight negative ~}(4) & 20 & 0 &15\\\text { Strong negative }(5) & 20 & 50&5\\\\\text { Mean } & 3.0 & 3.0 & 3.0 \\\hline\end{array}$ Which commercial,if any,will have the largest standard deviation?

• A)1
• B)2
• C)3
• D)The standard deviation for all three commercials will be the same.

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