It is customary when describing the scores on an interval/ratio variable to report the values of which four statistics?
A) mean, median, mode, and variance
B) mean, standard deviation, minimum, and maximum
C) range, standard deviation, variance, and percent distribution
D) mode, standard deviation, minimum, and interquartile range

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When describing the scores on an interval/ratio variable, it is customary to report the mean (average), standard deviation (spread of data), minimum (lowest score), and maximum (highest score). These four statistics provide a good summary of the distribution of the data. The other answer choices either include irrelevant statistics (e.g., mode, range) or do not include important statistics (e.g., minimum, maximum).

It Is Customary When Describing the Scores on an Interval/ratio