How to Calculate Range in Statistics

&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;left&semi;margin&colon;0px 0px 0px 0&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">Range is defined as the difference between the maximum and minimum values of the data&period; Although Range is the simplest measure of dispersion and is easy to calculate but it is not a good measure of dispersion because it ignores variation among all other values and depends upon only two extreme values&period; However if there is a lack of time or the observations are homogenous then range is a good measure of dispersion to use&period; The calculation of range for grouped and ungrouped data is elaborated with the help of simple problems given below&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">&&num;160&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 align&equals;"justify">Range of Ungrouped Data <&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">&&num;160&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify"><strong>Problem&colon;<&sol;strong> The following data show the weights &lpar;in pounds&rpar; of 25 boys&colon; 108&comma; 104&comma; 120&comma; 108&comma; 110&comma; 125&comma; 103&comma; 112&comma; 99&comma; 115&comma; 114&comma; 96&comma; 116&comma; 100&comma; 129&comma; 117&comma; 119&comma; 121&comma; 112&comma; 111&comma; 120&comma; 111&comma; 121&comma; 101&comma; and 109&comma; Find the range of data&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">&&num;160&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify"><strong>Arrange Data in Ascending Order&colon;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad2" id&equals;"quads-ad2" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px 0 0px 0&semi;text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">&NewLine;96&comma; 99&comma; 100&comma; 101&comma; 103&comma; 104&comma; 108&comma; 108&comma; 109&comma; 110&comma; 111&comma; 111&comma; 112&comma; 112&comma; 114&comma; 115&comma; 116&comma; 117&comma; 119&comma; 120&comma; 120&comma; 121&comma; 121&comma; 125&comma; 129<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">&&num;160&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;mba-lectures&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2010&sol;06&sol;image58&period;png"><img title&equals;"image" style&equals;"border-top-width&colon; 0px&semi; display&colon; inline&semi; border-left-width&colon; 0px&semi; border-bottom-width&colon; 0px&semi; border-right-width&colon; 0px" height&equals;"181" alt&equals;"image" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;mba-lectures&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2010&sol;06&sol;image&lowbar;thumb58&period;png" width&equals;"350" border&equals;"0" &sol;><&sol;a> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">&&num;160&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 align&equals;"justify">Range of Frequency Distribution <&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">&NewLine;In a frequency distribution range is the difference between upper class boundary of the last interval and lower class boundary of the first interval&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">&&num;160&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify"><strong>Problem&colon;<&sol;strong>&&num;160&semi; For the following frequency distribution&comma; calculate the range&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">&&num;160&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;mba-lectures&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2010&sol;06&sol;image59&period;png"><img title&equals;"image" style&equals;"border-top-width&colon; 0px&semi; display&colon; inline&semi; border-left-width&colon; 0px&semi; border-bottom-width&colon; 0px&semi; border-right-width&colon; 0px" height&equals;"65" alt&equals;"image" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;mba-lectures&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2010&sol;06&sol;image&lowbar;thumb59&period;png" width&equals;"500" border&equals;"0" &sol;><&sol;a> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">&&num;160&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify"><strong>Solution&colon;<&sol;strong> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">&&num;160&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;mba-lectures&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2010&sol;06&sol;image60&period;png"><img title&equals;"image" style&equals;"border-top-width&colon; 0px&semi; display&colon; inline&semi; border-left-width&colon; 0px&semi; border-bottom-width&colon; 0px&semi; border-right-width&colon; 0px" height&equals;"255" alt&equals;"image" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;mba-lectures&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2010&sol;06&sol;image&lowbar;thumb60&period;png" width&equals;"350" border&equals;"0" &sol;><&sol;a> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">&&num;160&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>We know that&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> Range &equals; Upper class boundary of last interval &&num;8211&semi; Lower class boundary of first interval<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> Therefore&comma; &NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;

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