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A basketball coach kept statistics for his team in free throw percentage and steals (among others) .At the last game,Erin's free throw percentage was 79% and she had 4 steals.The team averaged 90% from the free throw line with a standard deviation of 6% and they averaged 7 steals with a standard deviation of 4.In which category did Erin do better compared with her team? Explain.


A) Steals.4 steals is - 116\frac { 11 } { 6 } standard deviations from the mean while 79% free throw average is - 34\frac { 3 } { 4 } standard deviations from the mean.
B) Free throw percentage.79% free throw average is - 34\frac { 3 } { 4 } standard deviations from the mean while 4 steals is - 116\frac { 11 } { 6 } standard deviations from the mean.
C) Free throw percentage.79% free throw average is - 116\frac { 11 } { 6 } standard deviations from the mean while 4 steals is - 34\frac { 3 } { 4 } standard deviations from the mean.
D) One can't compare the two categories,they are too different.
E) Steals.4 steals is - 34\frac { 3 } { 4 } standard deviations from the mean while 79% free throw average is - 116\frac { 11 } { 6 } standard deviations from the mean.

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