The range is generally not a good way to assess variability because ______.
A) it is too robust
B) it is easily influenced by outliers
C) it does not measure variability
D) it is difficult to calculate

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The range is easily influenced by outliers because it only considers the smallest and largest values, ignoring the distribution of the rest of the data.

The Range Is Generally Not a Good Way to Assess