Dataset A has an IQR of 16, dataset B has an IQR of 13, and dataset C has an IQR of 2. Which statement is true? (1 point)

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Of the three datasets, dataset C has the least variability.
Of the three datasets, dataset C has the least variability.

Of the three datasets, it is not possible to tell which dataset has the least variability without knowing the median of each dataset.
Of the three datasets, it is not possible to tell which dataset has the least variability without knowing the median of each dataset.

Of the three datasets, dataset A has the least variability.
Of the three datasets, dataset A has the least variability.

Of the three datasets, dataset B has the least variability.

1 answer

The correct statement is:

Of the three datasets, dataset C has the least variability.

The interquartile range (IQR) is a measure of statistical dispersion and represents the range in which the middle 50% of the data lies. Since dataset C has the smallest IQR (2), it indicates that its values are more concentrated around the median compared to datasets A and B. Thus, it has the least variability.