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Question
Here are the high temperatures (in Fahrenheit) for a 10-day period in Salinas, California, in December:
58, 59, 61, 62, 62, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67
Find the range and explain what the value means for this dataset.
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The range is
degrees Fahrenheit; this is the difference in degrees Fahrenheit between
degrees, the minimum temperature, and
degrees, the maximum temperature.
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The range is 9 degrees Fahrenheit; this is the difference in degrees Fahrenheit between 58 degrees, the minimum temperature, and 67 degrees, the maximum temperature.
To find the range of a dataset, you need to calculate the difference between the maximum and minimum values.
In this case, the maximum temperature is 67 degrees Fahrenheit and the minimum temperature is 58 degrees Fahrenheit.
Therefore, the range is 67 - 58 = 9 degrees Fahrenheit.
The range represents the spread or the extent of the dataset. In this case, it means that the temperatures varied by 9 degrees Fahrenheit over the 10-day period in Salinas, California, in December.