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Given a scientific question and its correct answer, generate supporting facts for the answer. This supporting fact can be an explanation for the answer to the given question.

Question: The variation in a sample can be represented by what quantity, which means the total spread of values? Answer: range
Output:
The variation in a sample can be represented by the range, or the total spread of values.