{"id":14674,"date":"2012-10-10T02:00:32","date_gmt":"2012-10-10T09:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=14674"},"modified":"2012-10-05T11:28:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-05T18:28:00","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-oct-10-statistics-and-critical-reasoning-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-oct-10-statistics-and-critical-reasoning-2\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Oct 10): Statistics and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Which set(s) has the greatest standard deviation?<\/p>\n<p>1. Set 1 consisting of 10 digits<br \/>\n2. Set 2 consisting of 10 first positive consecutive even numbers<br \/>\n3. Set 3 consisting of 10 first primes<\/p>\n<p>(A) set 1<br \/>\n(B) set 2<br \/>\n(C) set 3<br \/>\n(D) set 1 and 2<br \/>\n(E) set 1, 2, and 3<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/range-sd-m03q34-72087.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- C -<\/span> (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: rgb(141, 179, 226); border-top: 4px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 5px; margin-left: 20px; font-size: 15px; font-family: Gergia,serif; font-weight: bold\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 19px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px\">GMAT Daily Deals<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Veritas Prep has significant savings via GMAT Club along w\/ great bonus material. 90+ locations worldwide. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/veritas-prep-discount\/?fl=twitter\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Details!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Get a free profile evaluation from Manhattan Review on the GMAT Club forum. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/manhattan-review-discount\/?fl=twitter\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>And save 20%!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">MBA House: Personalized GMAT Prep & Support from start to finish. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/mba-house-discount\/?fl=twitter\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>$500 savings on Prep & Consulting package. <\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">MBA Prep School - Powerful Tools for Building a Winning MBA Application. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/mba-prep-school-discounts\/?fl=twitter\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Use the GMAT Club code and save up to $50. <\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 0px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">MBA Admit Consulting: 1-on-1 consulting and a 2-For-1 Gold Package Special. 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An outspoken group of CEOs has suggested breaking up the \u201cBig Four\u201d firms into smaller operations, so that corporations will have more options for their accounting needs.<\/p>\n<p>Which of the following stipulations would be most helpful in assuring the success of the CEOs\u2019 plan to provide more variety in accounting services by breaking up the Big Four firms?<\/p>\n<p>(A) The firms should maintain their multi-national contacts.<br \/>\n(B) CEOs for the new companies should be chosen from inside each firm.<br \/>\n(C) Corporations must keep the same firm for their audit services, but should choose a new firm for non-audit needs.<br \/>\n(D) The new firms should maintain their internal audit procedures.<br \/>\n(E) The Big Four firms should divide so that the audit and non-audit sections are not broken up.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/cr-accounting-firms-68923.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- E -<\/span> (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Like these questions?<\/strong> Get the GMAT Club question collection: <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/tests\/\">online at GMAT Club<\/a> OR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fentity%2FGMAT-Club%2FB0048PPF3U%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Dntt_athr_dp_pel_1&tag=gmatclub-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957\">on your Kindle<\/a> OR <a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=PJTlq5NYqfE&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=blog&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fgmat-toolkit%252Fid328345537%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30\">on your iPhone\/iPad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/gmat-tests\/\"><strong>Browse all GMAT Questions of the Day<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to GMAT Question of the Day:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=GMAT-Question-of-the-day&amp;loc=en_US\">E-mail<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/GMAT-Question-of-the-day\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Math (PS) Which set(s) has the greatest standard deviation? 1. 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