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Variance (Muffins)

September 3, 2024From the book Math for English Majors

A baker's muffins come out either perfect or charred. They admit the muffins have a high variance, but great bakers take risks.

Transcript

[A table of perfect muffins and burnt ones] "I admit, the muffins have a high variance. But great bakers take risks."

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024-09-03-variance/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Topics
Statistics › Variance & Standard Deviation
Level
High SchoolAP Statistics
Themes
Food