The following data sets represent the highway fuel efficiency in miles per gallon (mpg) of randomly selected cars from two car companies. Which company has cars that are more consistent in highway fuel efficiency?
Car Company A: 35, 28, 35, 30, 31, 36, 35, 30
Car Company B: 29, 33, 40, 27, 34, 34, 34, 25
(1 point)
• Car Company A is more consistent, because the range of highway fuel efficiency of its cars is higher than that of Car Company B
• Car Company A is more consistent, because the range of highway fuel efficiency of its cars is lower than that of Car Company B.
• Car Company B is more consistent, because the range of highway fuel efficiency of its cars is lower than that of Car Company A.
• Cars from both companies have equally consistent highway fuel efficiency.
The correct answer is:
• Car Company B is more consistent, because the range of highway fuel efficiency of its cars is lower than that of Car Company A.
The range is a measure of consistency that shows the spread of the data points. In this case, Car Company B has a smaller range (15 mpg) compared to Car Company A (8 mpg), indicating that the highway fuel efficiency of Car Company B's cars is more consistent.
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The correct answer is:
• Car Company A is more consistent, because the range of highway fuel efficiency of its cars is lower than that of Car Company B.
In this case, Car Company A has a range of 8 mpg (from 28 mpg to 36 mpg), while Car Company B has a range of 15 mpg (from 25 mpg to 40 mpg). A smaller range indicates that the data points are closer together, making Car Company A's cars more consistent in highway fuel efficiency. Thank you for pointing out the error!