document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=115301>Question 115301</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One measure used to describe a data set is the range.  The range of a data set is given by the difference between the max and the min of the set.  The range describes the variability of the data (that is, how much do the numbers vary)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Range = max-min\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the range of each set of numbers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7, 7, 5, 4, 1, 9, 8, 8, 8, 5, 2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #83891 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=83891\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To find the range, simply subtract the smallest value from the largest value. Since the largest value is 9 and the smallest is 1, the range is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the range is 8 </SPAN>\n" );
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