Statistics (12th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Methods for Describing Sets of Data - Exercises 2.71 - 2.89 - Applying the Concepts - Intermediate - Page 65: 2.86a

Answer

$12.93$

Work Step by Step

The range has the same units of measure as the data items in the sample (meters). It is computed as the difference of the largest and smallest data item: $$17.83-4.9=12.93$$ Note: the result can be obtained by invoking the "Descriptive Statistics" option of our Data Analysis feature to obtain a summary shown below in the attached screen snippet.
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