A Measure of Variability Is a Numerical Index

question 22

Multiple Choice

A measure of variability is a numerical index:

• A) of the central tendency of the data values in a set of data
• B) that indicates how spread out the data values are in a set of data
• C) that indicates the level of skewness of the data
• D) that indicates if two variables vary together

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