If distribution A and distribution B have the same mean but A has a larger standard deviation, we may conclude that
a. the medians of both distributions would be the same.
b. distribution B has a range of 0.
c. A has a greater degree of dispersion.
d. distribution B displays more variety.
ANSWER: c
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