The Advantage of Using the Interquartile Range Versus the Range

question 7

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 uses all the data when computed.
• C) It always gives a closer measure of the true variation.
• D) It is the more powerful measure of spread.
• E) It is less affected by unusual or extreme observations in the data.

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