Correct option is D
The correct answer is (d).
Introduction
Measures of dispersion describe variability in data. Range, mean deviation, and standard deviation are all dispersion measures. Arithmetic average (mean) is a measure of central tendency, not dispersion.
Information Booster
- Range: max – min.
- Mean deviation: average absolute deviations.
- Standard deviation: square root of variance.
- Arithmetic average: sum/n.
- Options A, B, C are all dispersion measures.
Standard deviation is the most commonly used measure of dispersion because it is less affected by outliers than range.