Which of the following describes dispersion in statistics?
A) the degree of variation in the data
B) the central value in the data
C) the frequency of values in the data
D) the measure of outliers in the data

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Dispersion in statistics refers to the degree of variation or spread of the data points from the central tendency. This means that the answer choice that describes dispersion is A, as it pertains to how much the data points are spread out from each other. Choice B describes the central tendency itself, while choice C describes the frequency distribution, and choice D describes outliers specifically.

Which of the Following Describes Dispersion in Statistics