Alejandra is interested in describing the spread of the scores in her data set.She should calculate the ____ of the data set.
A) mean
B) range
C) correlation
D) mode

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The range describes the spread of the data set by calculating the difference between the highest and lowest scores. The mean (A) only describes the average of the data set, correlation (C) describes the relationship between two variables, and mode (D) only describes the most common score in the data set.

Alejandra Is Interested in Describing the Spread of the Scores