Name: REALIZA M.

BIAG
Course: MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION MAJOR IN ADMINISTRATION
AND
SUPERVISION
Subject: EDUCATION 202 INFERENTIAL STATISTICS
Professor: DR. MARIA P. DELA VEGA

5.1 The RANGE

Of all the measures of variability, the range is the easiest and quickest way to determine.
It is simply the difference of the highest (H) and the lowest score ( L) scores in a set of data
under consideration.

Why do we use range in statistics?

Range provides an indication of statistical dispersion around the central tendency or the
degree of spread in the data. There are several methods to indicate the range, but most often it is
reported as a single number, a difference.

Why is the range important?

The range is a good way to get a very basic understanding of how spread out numbers in
the data set really are because it is easy to calculate as it only requires a basic arithmetic
operation.
Formula for the range:
r = H-L
Where:
r = range
H = highest score
L = lowest score

Example: (Grouped data)

The scores of Maria in her Math quizzes are as follows: 12, 25,27,29,36,38, 40,
43, 50 and 62.
Find its range.

Solution:
Highest Score ( H) = 62 Lowest Score (L) = 12
r = H-L
= 62 – 12
=50
Therefore the range is 50.

Example # 2
In 8, 11, 5, 9,7, 6, 36
The lowest value is 5
The highest value is 36,
So the range is 36 – 5 = 31

Example: (Ungrouped data)

Find the range of the given data:
Height (cm) Frequency
170-174 8
165-169 18
160-164 13
155-164 7
150-154 4

Solution:
Range = upper class boundary of the highest interval
- lower class boundary of the lowest interval
174 is the upper class boundary of the highest interval
150 is the lower class boundary of the lowest interval
= 174.5-149.5
= 25
Example: (Ungrouped data)
Find the range of the given set of data:
Class Limits
25-27
22-24
19-21
16-18
13-15

Solution:
Range = upper class boundary of the highest interval
- lower class boundary of the lowest interval
= 27.5 – 12.5
= 15