Find the Range for the Given Data Set $\begin{array} { l l l l l l } 2.3 & 5.6 & 1.2 & 4.8 & 6.3 & 3.1 \end{array}$

question 97

Multiple Choice

Find the range for the given data set.
-The owner of a small manufacturing plant employs six people. As part of their personnel file, she asked each one to record to the nearest one-tenth of a mile the distance they travel one way from Home to work. The six distances are listed below. $\begin{array} { l l l l l l } 2.3 & 5.6 & 1.2 & 4.8 & 6.3 & 3.1 \end{array}$

• A)\(5.1 \mathrm { mi }\)
• B) \(0.8 \mathrm { mi }\)
• C) \(5.6 \mathrm { mi }\)
• D) \(1.2 \mathrm { mi }\)

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Definitions:

Nonlinear Relationship

A relationship between variables where the change in one variable does not result in a proportional change in the other variable.

Nonmonotonic

A description of relationships where the direction of change is not consistent across the range of variables.

Curvilinear Relationship

A relationship between two variables in which the change in one variable does not result in a linear change in the other variable.

Operationally Defining

The process of defining a concept or variable in terms of the specific procedures or measures used to produce or manipulate it.