A Measure of Dispersion Describes

question 9

Multiple Choice

A measure of dispersion describes:

• A)the clustered data.
• B)the data that are most important.
• C)the distribution of values around some central value.
• D)the appropriate data for analysis.
• E)the discrete data only.

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Definitions:

Convenience Sampling

A sampling technique where subjects are selected because of their convenient accessibility and proximity to the researcher.

Sampling Distribution

The likelihood distribution associated with a specific statistic derived from a random sample.

Normal Distribution

A type of continuous probability distribution for a real-valued random variable that is symmetrically bell-shaped, centered around its mean.

Sampling Error

The discrepancy between the statistical characteristics of a population and those of a sample from that population.