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Chapter 4 - Variability

Chapter 4 - Variability

Q • Question 1 1 out of 1 points Why do we always report the measure of variability when we report the measure of central tendency? • Question 2 1 out of 1 points Match the word to its definition: [A]; The distance between first and last number of a data set [B]: The middle 50% of the data [C]: Average of the sums of squares of the deviation scores [D]: The standard distance the scores are away from the mean • Question 3 0 out of 1 points A researcher has reported the interquartile range of a data set. What might be the reason they chose this measure of variability?

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1.Selected Answer: c. to know how spread out the data is around the average score 2.Selected Answer: Match the word to its definition: Range; The distance between first and last number of a data set Interquartile Range: The middle 50% of the data Variance: Average of the sums of squares of the deviation scores Standard deviation: The standard distance the scores are away from the mean 3.When plotted, the data set was skewed