If male and female college students have the same mean GPA but the standard deviation for females is much larger, you may conclude that
a. males are smarter than females.
b. modal GPAs for both groups would be the same.
c. median GPAs for both groups would be the same.
d. there is more variability among female students with respect to GPA.
ANSWER: d
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