Question:
Listed below are the temperature in oC for 10 days.
–6, –8, 0, 3, 2, 0, 1, 5, 4, 4
What is the range of the data?
Solution:
(a) 8 (b) 13oC (c) 10oC (d) 12oC
(b) 13oC
The difference between the lowest and the highest observation in a given data is called its Range.
Then, Range = Highest observation – Lowest observation
= 5 – (-8)
= 5 + 8
= 13oC