The interquartile range is preferable than the variance since there are negative data values The variance can still be used to measure dispersion even though some values are negative. None of the suggested answers are correct The interquartile range is negative since there are negative data values The variance should not be used as a measure of dispersion since it is supposed to be positive but there are more negative data values than positive.

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Section10.3: Measures Of Spread
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The interquartile range is preferable than the variance since there are negative
data values
The variance can still be used to measure dispersion even though some values are
negative.
None of the suggested answers are correct
The interquartile range is negative since there are negative data values
The variance should not be used as a measure of dispersion since it is supposed
to be positive but there are more negative data values than positive.
Transcribed Image Text:The interquartile range is preferable than the variance since there are negative data values The variance can still be used to measure dispersion even though some values are negative. None of the suggested answers are correct The interquartile range is negative since there are negative data values The variance should not be used as a measure of dispersion since it is supposed to be positive but there are more negative data values than positive.
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