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GCSE Psychology · key term
A measure of dispersion calculated by subtracting the lowest score from the highest score.
Used by AQA and OCR
Paper 1, Paper 2
The difference between the highest and lowest values in a set of results.
Revise: Descriptive StatisticsThe range describes something different — how spread out the results are. It is a measure of dispersion.
For the range, subtract the lowest value from the highest; do not just list the two endpoints. Show your working and include the appropriate unit.
Calculate the range as highest score minus lowest score; do not add 1.
Calculate the range as highest score − lowest score. Do not add one.
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Paper 1, Paper 2
A measure of spread calculated as the highest score minus the lowest score.
Revise: Descriptive StatisticsThe range is the difference between the highest and lowest scores.
