The arithmetic mean of marks in Mathematics for four divisions $A, B, C$ and $D$ were $80, 75, 70$ and $72$ respectively. Their standard deviations were $12, 6, 8$ and $10$ respectively. Then,which division has more uniformity?

  • A
    $D$
  • B
    $B$
  • C
    $C$
  • D
    $A$

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