Question

Mean of goals scored by A and B are 48 and 50 and their standard deviations are 6 and 4 respectively. The more consistent of the two performers is

• A. B
• B. A
• C. We cannot say who

Answer 1

The correct option is A B

We can say the player with the lesser coefficient of variation is more consistent in his performance.

C.V(A ) = $\frac{\sigma }{x}\times 100=\frac{6}{48}\times 100=12.5$

C.V(B ) = $\frac{\sigma }{x}\times 100=\frac{4}{50}\times 100=8$

You can clearly see that A has more variance compared to B. So B is more consistent.