Asked by Jenny Edwards on Feb 29, 2024
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According to your textbook,what is the most commonly used measure of variability?
A) Median
B) Range
C) Standard deviation
D) Variance
Variability
A quantitative measure that describes the degree to which scores in a distribution are spread out or clustered together.
Standard Deviation
A measure of variability that represents the average amount by which individual scores in a distribution vary from the mean.
Variance
A measure of variability that represents the mean of all squared deviation scores.
- Choose appropriate central tendency and variability measures, especially in situations involving outliers.
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Learning Objectives
- Choose appropriate central tendency and variability measures, especially in situations involving outliers.
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