Measures of _____ indicate the extent to which scores within a set differ from one another.
A)central tendency
B)variability
C)differential tendency
D)none of these

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The concept described in the question is variability. Measures of variability describe how spread out or clustered a set of scores are. Examples of measures of variability include range, variance, and standard deviation. Central tendency measures (such as mean, median, and mode) describe the midpoint or typical value of a set of scores, while differential tendency is not a commonly used statistical term.

Measures of _____ Indicate the Extent to Which Scores Within