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Range

The range of a set of measures is simply the difference between the largest and the smallest measurement value. This is easy to calculate, but there are several problems with using it:

Special causes of variation can cause an unrealistically wide range.
As more measurements are made, it will tend to increase.
It gives no indication of the data between its values.

See also:

Variation, Spread, Standard Deviation

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