Paki surveyed the price of unleaded gasoline (self-serve) at gas stations in Novato and Lafayette. The raw data, in dollars per gallon, are given in the following table.
Novato | 2.889 | 3.089 | 3.429 | 2.969 | 2.989 | 3.109 |
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Lafayette | 3.599 | 3.379 | 3.199 | 3.199 | 3.549 | 3.349 |
(a) Find the mean price in each city. (Round your answers to three decimal places.)
Novato | $ |
Lafayette | $ |
Which city has the lowest mean?
NovatoLafayette
(b) Find the standard deviation of prices in each city. (Round your
answers to three decimal places.)
Novato | $ |
Lafayette | $ |
(c) Which city has more consistently priced gasoline? Why?
The gas in Lafayette is more consistently priced because it has a smaller mean.The gas in Lafayette is more consistently priced because it has a smaller standard deviation. The gas in Novato is more consistently priced because it has a smaller mean.The gas in Novato is more consistently priced because it has a smaller standard deviation.
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