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6. The following table shows statistics for two college basketball teams.

Central College Western College

Mean points per game 89 89

Mean absolute deviation (MAD) 8 20
(in points per game)

Points scored playing each other 85 81

(a) Explain whether Central or Western College scores more consistently.

(b) For each team, identify the range of values within 1 MAD of the mean.

(c) Explain which team's performance was more impressive compared to their previous play.

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Part C Solution:
I would say Western College play is more impressive because their range of values is larger then Central College. Based on their ...

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