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Using the Stark Insurance Group data on closed claims for medical malpractice liability insurance (presented in the previous tables), determine if medical malpractice was more risky during the 2010-2013 period than it was in the 2014-2017 period.
Injury year Estimated # of claims Estimated $ per claim
2010 1021 $415,326.26
2011 1087 $448,871.57
2012 1184 $477,333.66
2013 1291 $490,215.19
2014 1191 $516,696.63
2015 1098 $587,233.93
2016 1055 $536,983.82
2017 1110 $403,504.39
Calculate the standard deviation in the estimated payment per claim for medical malpractice insurance over the four-year period 2010-2013
Calculate the standard deviation in the estimated payment per claim for medical malpractice insurance over the four-year period 2014-2017.
Comparing the two standard deviations shows that the data in the 2014-2017 data set is much more spread out than the data in the 2010-2013 data set.