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lidoalex

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A major disadvantage of using the range as a measure of variability is that it is
 
  A) Difficult to compute, because it is based on many scores.
  B) Difficult to interpret.
  C) Often unable to be computed.
  D) Unstable, because it derives from only two scores.

Question 2

The distance from the lowest to the highest score is called the
 
  A) Apogee.
  B) Variance.
  C) Range.
  D) Standard deviation.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C



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