Maximum Calculator

This Maximum Calculator helps you find the maximum value in a list of numbers and shows each step clearly. It works by listing the values, ordering them from largest to smallest, and then choosing the first value in the ordered list. This makes it useful for checking answers, understanding how the maximum is found, and practising statistics step by step.

Step-by-step method

1. List the values in the data set.
2. Order the values from largest to smallest.
3. The first value in the ordered list is the maximum.

Example 1: Take the set of numbers below.

Step 1 - List the values in the data set.

In this problem: The values are 7, 2, 9, 4, 5.

Step 2 - Order the values from largest to smallest.

In this problem: Ordering the values from largest to smallest gives 9, 7, 5, 4, 2.

Step 3 - The first value in the ordered list is the maximum.

In this problem: The first value is 9, so the maximum is 9.

Final answer: The maximum value is:

Example 2: Take the set of numbers below.

Step 1 - List the values in the data set.

In this problem: The values are 3, 10, 23, 12.

Step 2 - Order the values from largest to smallest.

In this problem: Ordering the values from largest to smallest gives 23, 12, 10, 3.

Step 3 - The first value in the ordered list is the maximum.

In this problem: The first value is 23, so the maximum is 23.

Final answer: The maximum value is: