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Exercise

Using good variable names

Just like functions, descriptive variable names can make your code much more readable. In this exercise, you'll write some code using good variable naming practices.

There's not always a clear best name for a variable. The exercise has been written to try and make a clear best choice from the provided options.

Instructions

100 XP
  • Choose the best variable name to hold the sample of pupil diameter measurements in millimeters from the following choices: d, diameter, pupil_diameter, or pupil_diameter_in_millimeters.
  • Take the mean of the measurements and assign it to a variable. Choose the best variable name to hold this mean from the following options: m, mean, mean_diameter, or mean_pupil_diameter_in_millimeters.
  • Print the resulting average pupil diameter.