Demystifying - The range

Drills

Largest minus smallest as a measure of spread, not an average.

Author note — to cover

Calculate the range as largest minus smallest, stated as a single number, and interpret it as consistency; stress it measures spread and is not an average. Show one outlier stretching it. Ranges from tables sit on the table pages; the outlier-resistant interquartile range is Higher, in the Quartiles group. Both tiers. (S4)

  • Fluency — direct questions on the range, limited to this lesson's stated scope (4 questions).
  • Application — use the same skill in unfamiliar or contextual questions without introducing a later method (4 questions).
  • Check — questions built around the exclusions and likely misconceptions named in the lesson brief (4 questions).

The test

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Where to go next

The method this drill practises is taught on The range.