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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.

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