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Absolute and Relative Measures of Dispersion

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Which of the following is an absolute measure of dispersion?

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Coefficient of variation

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Coefficient of mean deviation

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Variance

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is C Variance
Variance is an absolute measure of dispersion. Others are relative measures.

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