Question

Answer the following questions in about 125 words:
(iv) Which measure of dispersion is the most unstable statistic and why?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

1. dispersion is the process by which seeds are separated from the mother plant

Answer 2

The measure of dispersion which is the most unstable statistic is :

•Range-Range is the interval between the highest and the lowest score.

• Range is a measure of variability or scatteredness of the variates.

•The second measure of dispersion is -Quartile Deviation.

•Quartile deviation is one-half the scale distance between the third quartile and the first quartile.

•It is the Semi-interquartile range of a distribution.

•The third measure of dispersion is -Mean Deviation.

•The Mean Deviation is the average of the absolute values of the differences between individual numbers and their mean.

•The fourth measure of dispersion is-Standard Deviation.

•The standard deviation is the most widely used measure of dispersion.

•It takes all the items into consideration. •It is more stable compared to other measures.