12, 26, 18, 8, 80, 14, 56, 16 The data above shows the number of points scored by each player on a basketball team during a regi
onal tournament. Jennie sampled three of the players and got a mean score of 14. Charles sampled three players and got a mean score of 54. Explain the difference in the two sample means.
Sample means show a large variation because the data set has a large range. When there is a large variation in the data set, the sample means also will have a large variation. Jennie included small values in her sample, while Charles included high values.
The data set shows a large variation. Jennie used the lowest scores in her set, Charles used the highest scores. The large variation in the means was caused by a large variation in the population.
