Measures of dispersion provide information about the
A)typical or most common score.
B)variety within the distribution of scores.
C)size of the sample.
D)adequacy of the selection criteria for the sample.

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Measures of dispersion, such as the range, standard deviation, and variance, indicate how spread out or varied the scores in a distribution are. They provide information about the diversity or variability of the data, rather than just the central tendency or typical value. Therefore, option B is the correct answer. Option A refers to measures of central tendency, such as the mean, median, and mode. Option C is irrelevant to the question, as the size of the sample is not related to measures of dispersion. Option D is also irrelevant and does not describe what measures of dispersion measure.

Measures of Dispersion Provide Information About the