John waited an average of 5 minutes at a local Starbucks for his coffee with a SD of 2.00.On campus he waits 4 minutes for coffee with a SD of 3.00.What coffee vendor has more variability in its distribution of coffee?
A)The local Starbucks
B)The campus coffee house
C)They are equal
D)None of these

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The campus coffee house has a higher standard deviation (SD) value (3.00) compared to the local Starbucks (2.00). This indicates that the data points for the time taken to get coffee at the campus coffee house are more spread out and therefore have more variability. So, the campus coffee house has more variability in its distribution of coffee.

John Waited an Average of 5 Minutes at a Local