Which of these is NOT a reason to use the interquartile range instead of the range?
A) The range includes the smallest-to-largest observations and may be unreliable.
B) The interquartile range can help assess skew better than the range can alone.
C) The interquartile range is not based on the minimum and maximum scores.
D) The interquartile range is more likely to account for outliers.

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The interquartile range (IQR) is less affected by outliers because it focuses on the middle 50% of the data, whereas the range is directly influenced by outliers as it considers the minimum and maximum values.

Which of These Is NOT a Reason to Use the Interquartile