Why is the range of a data set seldom used in statistical analysis? Statistics Organizing and Summarizing Data Measures of Variability 1 Answer MeneerNask Feb 9, 2015 http://socratic.org/questions/of-the-range-and-the-standard-deviation-which-is-more-widely-used-in-statistical#119134 Answer link Related questions How are the measures of central tendency and measures of dispersion complementary? Can the standard deviation be greater than the mean? Can the standard deviation ever be negative? What is the sample standard deviation formula? What is the symbol for the sample standard deviation? What are the symbols for the sample variance and for the population variance? Which data set has a larger standard deviation? First Data Set: 2, 4, 6, 8 Second Data Set:... If the standard deviation of a distribution is s = 7, what is its variance? Is the sample standard deviation "s" a resistant measure? How do you calculate the range of a data set? See all questions in Measures of Variability Impact of this question 1578 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License
