The spread or dispersion of a set of data is called
A) range
B) coefficient of variation
C) measures of variation
D) mean absolute deviation

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Measures of variation are the most general term for describing the spread of data, which includes range, standard deviation, variance, and mean absolute deviation. The coefficient of variation is a specific measure of variation that compares the standard deviation to the mean, and it is usually expressed as a percentage. Therefore, C is the best choice because it encompasses all of these measures of variation.

The Spread or Dispersion of a Set of Data Is