The Advantage of Using the Interquartile Range Versus the Range

question 107

Multiple Choice

The advantage of using the interquartile range versus the range as a measure of variation is:

• A) it is easier to compute.
• B) it utilizes all the data in its computation.
• C) it gives a value that is closer to the true variation.
• D) it is less affected by extremes in the data.

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