Which of the Following Describes Variance

question 79

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes variance?

• A) It is the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value in the data set.
• B) It is the difference between the first and third quartiles of a data set.
• C) It is the average of the squared deviations of the observations from the mean.
• D) It is the average of the greatest and least values in the data set.

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