The Owner of a Chicken Farm Kept Track of Each

question 83

Essay

The owner of a chicken farm kept track of each hen's eating and egg production for many months, with the results below. Which has more variation, feed consumption or egg output?
$$\begin{array} { l c c } & \text { Feed Consumption } & \text { Output of Eggs } \\\text { Mean } & 84 \text { grams/day } & 24 \text { eggs/mo. } \\\text { Standard Deviation } & 12 \text { grams/day } & 6 \text { eggs } / \text { mo. }\end{array}$$

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