The _____ is a measure of variability that is simply the difference between the highest score and the lowest score.

A) variance
B) standard deviation
C) median
D) range

Variability

Variability refers to the degree of dispersion or spread of data points within a dataset, indicating how much the data points differ from each other and from the mean.

Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a set of data, indicating the spread of the data.

Highest Score

The maximum score obtained in a set of observations, test results, or other forms of measurement.