According to the graph, drug-induced deaths in America in 2007 rose to nearly 40,000. Homicides reached nearly 20,000. What is the range of these two statistics?
To find range you subtract the greatest number in a set by the least number in set.
The range would be 20,000
Answer : 20,000.
Explanation : Range in statistics means, a value from a set of data which is the difference between the largest and smallest values.
So, to calculate range we can use the formula;
Range = maximum value - minimum value
So, here the maximum value is 40,000 and minimum value is 20,000.
Therefore, Range = 40000-20000 = 20,000.
So, the range of these two statistics will be 20,000.