Borden et al. (2003) compared meniscal repair techniques using cadaveric knee specimens. One of the variables of interest was the load at failure (in newtons) for knees fixed with the FasT-FIX technique (group 1) and the vertical suture method (group 2). Each technique was applied to six specimens. The standard deviation for the FasT-FIX method was 30.62, and the standard deviation for the vertical suture method was 11.37. Can we conclude that, in general, the variance of load at failure is higher for the FasT-FIX technique than the vertical suture method?