Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.2 - Assess Your Understanding - Explaining the Concepts - Page 156: 53

Answer

Normally a male is taller than a female. So, at first, there were two groups formed, males and females; one with the tallest students and the other with the shortest students. Then both groups were combined. This increases the dispersion because the tallest and the shortest students are together now.

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