Four students have applied to a special program and only one can be accepted. They have taken a battery of 12 tests and all have exactly the same average score
The standard deviation of their test scores are: Student A = 3.12, Student B = 0.27, Student C = 13.45, Student D = 6.45. If consistency of performance is a criteria for acceptance, which of the four students should be selected?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
ANSWER: b
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