Which measure of variability-range or IQR-best describes the spread of the dataset?

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The interquartile range (IQR) would be a better measure of variability in this dataset because it focuses on the middle 50% of the data, which gives a better indication of the spread without being influenced by outliers. The range can be heavily impacted by extreme values, which may not be representative of the overall spread of the data.