Question

Listed below are the temperature in °C for 10 days.

–6, –8, 0, 3, 2, 0, 1, 5, 4, 4

What is the range of the data?

Options

• 8

• 13°C

• 10°C

• 12°C

Answer 1

13°C

Explanation:

The difference between the lowest and the highest observation in a given data is called its Range.

Then, Range = Highest observation – Lowest observation

= 5 – (– 8)

= 5 + 8

= 13°C