KnowraInterquartile rangeLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to Interquartile range, each with the reason it gives.All 8Related 5Compared with 3VarianceCompared with: It describes the middle half of values rather than weighting every squared deviation.Standard deviationCompared with: It describes central spread while resisting outliers that can inflate standard deviation.KurtosisCompared with: Unlike kurtosis, it describes the middle half of observations and resists extreme values.