Which statement is true about the interquartile range (IQR) compared to the range?

A) The IQR is influenced by extreme values, while the range is not.

B) The IQR is always larger than the range.

C) The IQR measures the spread of the middle 50% of the data, while the range covers the entire dataset.

D) The range is unaffected by the spread of the central 50% of the data.