Question

What is a range?

• A. Difference between the second highest and highest recorded data
• B. The highest recorded data
• C. The lowest recorded data
• D. Difference between the highest and lowest recorded data

Answer 1

The correct option is D Difference between the highest and lowest recorded data

The range is the difference between the highest and the lowest recorded data. For example, In {4, 6, 9, 3, 7} the lowest value is 3, and the highest is 9, so the range is 9 − 3 = 6.