454 undergraduates (61 Chinese, 232 Japanese, 161 Americans attending colleges i

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454 undergraduates (61 Chinese, 232 Japanese, 161 Americans attending colleges in their respective countries participated. The questions on the survey were designed to give a numerical result that indicates whether a participant likes competition or not. The questions included such things as "I enjoy competing against an opponent", and "I often remain quiet rather than speak against an idea". All participants completed surveys that used a numerical collection consisting of 1- strongly disagree to 5 - strongly agree. The following data result was tabulated. M = mean, SD = Standard Deviation For the following question assume that data normally distributed. Which group has the higher variability, Chinese women who do enjoy competition, or American women who do not enjoy competition, and why? (meets objectives a, d, e, ) American women because their standard deviation is less. America women because their mean is greater. Chinese women because their mean is less. Chinese women because their standard deviation is greater.

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Ans: China women because their standard deviation is greater than.

The variability in a normal distribution is explained by the standard deviation (deviation from mean). I can not get your objective a, b and e.

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