Median with IQR or range? Which best convey the skewed data for journal publication?

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Dean Whitehead

Olayinka - it's your choice. It depends to what degree you want to report levels of distribution. IQR is more rigorous.

Alain Mwamba Mukendi

Median in inter quartile range is more appropriate than mean if the data is not normally distributed.

Joelle bukumbabu Mukendi

Olayinka- yes the median IQR is to be used.