Here Are Statistics on Order Sizes of Megalith Construction Supply's $$\begin{array} { l c r } & \text { Girders } & \text { Rivets } \\\text { Mean } & 160 & 2800 \\\text { Std. Dev. } & 48 & 702\end{array}$$

question 115

Multiple Choice

Here are statistics on order sizes of Megalith Construction Supply's shipments of two kinds of construction materials last year. $$\begin{array} { l c r } & \text { Girders } & \text { Rivets } \\\text { Mean } & 160 & 2800 \\\text { Std. Dev. } & 48 & 702\end{array}$$ Which order sizes have greater variability?

• A)Girders
• B)Rivets
• C)They are the same.
• D)Cannot be determined without knowing n \(\overline { X ^ { * } }\) \(\overline { X ^ { * } }\)

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