What is Range (Statistics) in GMAT?

Q: What is Range (Statistics) in GMAT?

Maximum value minus minimum value. The range tells you how spread out a set of numbers is, and it's the simplest measure of spread there is: just take the biggest value and subtract the smallest. If your test scores were 70, 85, and 95, the range is 95 - 70 = 25. It's like measuring a group of friends by the height gap between the tallest and shortest person, quick, but it only looks at the two extremes and ignores everyone in between.

Range (Statistics)

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Definition

Maximum value minus minimum value.

Range (Statistics) in plain English

The range tells you how spread out a set of numbers is, and it's the simplest measure of spread there is: just take the biggest value and subtract the smallest. If your test scores were 70, 85, and 95, the range is 95 - 70 = 25. It's like measuring a group of friends by the height gap between the tallest and shortest person, quick, but it only looks at the two extremes and ignores everyone in between.

Also called: Statistics

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