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Measures Of Dispersion

Question
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Some measures of dispersion depend upon the spread of values whereas some calculate the variation of values from a central value. Do you agree?

Solution

Yes we agree with the statement Range and quartile deviation measure the dispersion by calculating the spread within which the values lie i.e. they depend on the spread of values. On the other hand, mean deviation and standard deviation calculate the variation of value from a central value.