Statistics - ( Spread | Variability ) of a sample

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An important element of a data set is how it is spread.

Variability is measure that describes the range and diversity of scores in a distribution

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Measures of spread

Measures of spread:

• Statistics - Range,
• inter-quartile range,
• Statistics - Standard Deviation (SD|s| |RMS width)
• Statistics - (Variance|Dispersion|Mean Square) (MS)

Prediction

Prediction of spread:

• around a known average rate of occurrence: Process - Poisson Process