Question

Which measure of variability—range or IQR—best describes the spread of the dataset?

Social studies group project grades (out of 100 points) for Mr. Chang’s first period class

85 88 90 90 92 92 95 96 99

(1 point)
Responses

Range; the distribution is skewed, and there are outliers in the dataset.
Range; the distribution is skewed, and there are outliers in the dataset.

IQR; the distribution is symmetrical, or close to it, and there aren’t any outliers in the dataset.
IQR; the distribution is symmetrical, or close to it, and there aren’t any outliers in the dataset.

IQR; the distribution is skewed, and there are outliers in the dataset.
IQR; the distribution is skewed, and there are outliers in the dataset.

Range; the distribution is symmetrical, or close to it, and there aren’t any outliers in the dataset.
Range; the distribution is symmetrical, or close to it, and there aren’t any outliers in the dataset.

Answer 1

Range; the distribution is symmetrical, or close to it, and there aren’t any outliers in the dataset.