METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS
MEASURES OF DISPERSION
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Question
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Which of the measures of dispersion only uses two values in the distribution?
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range
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standard deviation
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variance
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mean deviation
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Range is the measure of dispersion which uses only two observations.
Detailed explanation-2: -Range is the most simple and commonly understandable measures of dispersion. Range is defined as the difference between the highest(or largest ) and lowest(or smallest) observed value in a series. Therefore, it is the most affected measures of dispersion by the extreme values of the series. Was this answer helpful?
Detailed explanation-3: -Median. It is the middle value of the data set. This value divides the dataset into two halves.
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