For the data set 6, 34, 12, and 14, what is the range?

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Answer 1 · 2014-12-20T21:17:35

The range which is a measure of dispersion is calculated by subtracting the lowest from the highest value in the data set.

Range = max#(x_i#) - min#(x_i)#

We can start with arranging the data set from smallest to largest.

#6, 12, 14, 34#

Population size: 4

Therefore the range is,

# 34 - 6 = 28 #