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Which of the statements About a dataset provides the most information about the variability of the data ? A. The meaning of the data set is 28 bananasB. The median of that is that is 30 bananasC. The range is that is that is 18 bananas.D. The maximum of the data sets is 40 bananas

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The measure of variability is the amount of dispersion (distance) in the dataset. This measure can be found to be the Range. Since the other measures are measures of central tendency.

The right option is C.

The range of the dataset is 18 bananas.

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