The Width of the Middle 50% of a Distribution,defined as the Difference

question 37

Multiple Choice

The width of the middle 50% of a distribution,defined as the difference between the third and first quartiles,is referred to as the

• A)interquartile range.
• B)range.
• C)standard deviation.
• D)variance.

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