alleryStart learning →Why is the interquartile range often preferred to the total range?
AIt uses every observation in the data
BIt is always larger than the range
CIt is measured without any units
DIt is less affected by extreme values
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. It is less affected by extreme values
The IQR ignores the lowest and highest quarters, so extreme values have little effect on it.
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