Question
Determine whether the range or interquartile range best describes the spread of a dataset.
The times (in seconds) for a high school boys’ 100-meter race:
11.0 11.2 11.7 12.2 12.4 12.6 12.8 12.9 13.1 13.3 13.8 14.2 14.3 14.3 16.5 17.6 18.0
(1 point)
Responses
IQR; the distribution is symmetrical, or close to it, and there aren’t any outliers in the dataset.
IQR; the distribution is symmetrical, or close to it, and there aren’t any outliers in the dataset.
Range; the distribution is symmetrical, or close to it, and there aren’t any outliers in the dataset.
Range; the distribution is symmetrical, or close to it, and there aren’t any outliers in the dataset.
IQR; the distribution is skewed, and there are outliers in the dataset.
IQR; the distribution is skewed, and there are outliers in the dataset.
Range; the distribution is skewed, and there are outliers in the dataset.