Definition for Difference between revisions of "Range"

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2) The set of permissible values for the dependent variable of a function.
 
2) The set of permissible values for the dependent variable of a function.
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3)  The difference between the highest score (H) and the lowest score (L) in the data set is the range (R).  Because it only takes into account two scores, it is a very crude index of variability.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 23:07, 14 February 2020

1) The difference between the largest and smallest values in a set of measurements or observations.

2) The set of permissible values for the dependent variable of a function.

3)  The difference between the highest score (H) and the lowest score (L) in the data set is the range (R).  Because it only takes into account two scores, it is a very crude index of variability.