A measure of dispersion describes:
A)the clustered data.
B)the data that is most important.
C)the distribution of values around some central value.
D)the appropriate data for analysis.
E)the discrete data only.

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A measure of dispersion describes how spread out the data is, or the distribution of values around some central value. It tells us how much the individual data points deviate from the mean or median, and is important to understanding the variability and overall pattern of the data. Choices A, D, and E are incorrect as they do not accurately describe what a measure of dispersion represents. Choice B is also incorrect as there is no single data point that is most important - all data points can contribute valuable information to the analysis.

A Measure of Dispersion Describes