Describe the difference between measure of center and measure of variation.

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Are you talking about measure of central tendency and variability?

Measures of central tendency (mean, mode, median) are measures that can stand for the whole distribution of scores. Measures of variability indicate how much scores are spread out from the measure(s) of central tendency.
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