Variation between statistics

We have looked at variation within a sample and then the relationship between the sample mean and individual observations.
If we look at that relationship again but with other sample statistics such as the median:

and the mid-range:

we can get a better overall understanding of variation.

 

run simulation worksheet

 

 
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