Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The variation ratio is the only measure of dispersion that can be used with categorical variables.
2. The variance can only be used with continuous data.
3. The variance and range are considered the quintessential measures of dispersion.
4. The variance is constructed from mean-based deviation scores.


1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True

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