The following frequency table shows the Favorite Color data from our class survey.

Question

Color Frequency
Black 2
Red 3
Blue 4
Green 6
Pink 3
Orange 2
Gray 1
Purple 1
White 2

Describe the variability for this data

Answer 1

One measure of variability is the range, highest value minus lowest. Since this is only a nominal scale, this is the only one that can be used.

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