The Descriptive Measure of Dispersion That Is Based on the Concept

question 98

Multiple Choice

The descriptive measure of dispersion that is based on the concept of a deviation about the mean is

• A)the range
• B)the interquartile range
• C)both the range and the interquartile range
• D)the standard deviation

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