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Measures of Dispersion (or Spread)

This section covers range, quartiles Q1Q_1, Q2Q_2 (the median) and Q3Q_3, and the interquartile range (IQR): the first measures of dispersion (or spread). Order the list first. Work the Mathematics marks…

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