A sample of voters has been asked to rank two political leaders as to their appeal on a continuous scale of 0 to 10 (0=very unappealing, 10=very appealing). The probability density function of the results is shown below. Select the best interpretation of these results.
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A sample of voters has been asked to rank two political leaders as to their appeal on a continuous scale of 0 to 10 (0=very unappealing, 10=very appealing). The probability density function of the results is shown below. Select the best interpretation of these results.

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Leader A has the highest average appeal and has a lower variance of appeal amongst voters than leader B.

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Leader A has the highest average appeal but has a higher variance of appeal amongst voters than leader B.

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Leader B has the highest average appeal and has a lower variance of appeal amongst voters than leader A.

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Leader B has the highest average appeal but has a higher variance of appeal amongst voters than leader A.

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