Four siblings are 3, 4, 5, and 8 years of age. Complete parts (a) through (e) below.
a. Calculate the mean of the children at their current ages.
b. Without doing any calculation, indicate whether the mean age in 10 years will be larger, smaller, or about the same as the mean of the current ages.
c. Calculate the standard deviation of their current ages.
d. Without doing any calculation, indicate whether the standard deviation of the ages in 10 years will be larger, smaller, or the same as the standard deviation of their current ages.