As a Measure of Variation, the Sample ________ Is Easy

question 21

Multiple Choice

As a measure of variation, the sample ________ is easy to understand and compute. It is based on the two extreme values and therefore may reflect an extreme measurement that is not entirely representative of the data set's variation.

• A) range
• B) standard deviation
• C) variance
• D) interquartile range
• E) coefficient of variation

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Definitions:

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Defamation

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