Measures of Spread Flashcards
1
Q
What is a measure of spread?
A
A measure of how spread out the data is
2
Q
What is the range?
A
the difference between the largest and smallest values in the data set
3
Q
What is the interquartile range?
A
the difference between the upper quartile and the lower quartile
Q3 - Q1
4
Q
What can the range be affected by?
A
extreme values
5
Q
What is the interpercentile range?
A
the difference between the values for two given percentiles
