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A sample of university students has an average GPA of 2.78 with a standard deviation of 0.45. If GPA is
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less than 3.80 |
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more than 3.78 |
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less than 2.50 |
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between 2.00 and 3.00 |
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between 2.78 and 3.50 |
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