Which of the following is a disadvantage of using the range as a measure of variation?
A) It is limited because only two of the scores in a distribution are used to derive it.
B) It is easily distorted by an unusually high or low score in a distribution.
C) It can only be used with nominal data.
D) Both a and b are disadvantages.

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The range is limited because it only considers the highest and lowest scores, ignoring the rest of the data, and it can be easily distorted by outliers.

Which of the Following Is a Disadvantage of Using the Range