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23. A medicinal researcher is trying to interpret a large number of adverse event reports from a clinical trial. Which measure of dispersion would be most sensitive to extreme values (very rare but severe adverse events)?

A. Range.
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B. Interquartile range.
C. Standard deviation.
D. Median.

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  • Range.
  • Interquartile range.
  • Standard deviation.
  • Median.

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