You want to compare variation over time in attitudes towards women working using the GSS question: "A preschool child is likely to suffer if his or her mother works: Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, or Strongly Disagree." What is the most appropriate statistic to use here?
A) The standard deviation.
B) The variance.
C) The IQV.
D) The median.

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The Index of Qualitative Variation (IQV) is the most appropriate statistic for comparing variation over time in attitudes towards a specific issue when the data is nominal or categorical, as is the case with the attitudes towards women working measured by the GSS question.

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