Rank the measures of dispersion in terms of their relative ease of interpretation from least to most.
A) Mode, median, mean
B) Range, mean deviation, variance
C) Variance, mean deviation, range
D) There is no difference

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Range is the simplest and easiest to interpret measure of dispersion, as it represents the difference between the maximum and minimum values in the data set. Mean deviation involves finding the average of the absolute difference between each value and the mean, which is slightly more complex to interpret. Variance involves squaring the deviations and then finding their average, which is the most complex to interpret. Therefore, B is the best choice as it ranks the measures of dispersion in order of increasing complexity and difficulty of interpretation.

Rank the Measures of Dispersion in Terms of Their Relative