The best measure of dispersion to determine the tallest tree in a forest is

ECONOMICS
JAMB 2014

The best measure of dispersion to determine the tallest tree in a forest is

  • A. range
  • B. variance
  • C. standard deviation
  • D. mean deviation

Correct Answer: B. variance

Explanation

variance is the expectation of the squared deviation of a random variable from its mean. Informally, it measures how far a set of (random) numbers are spread out from their average value



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