Minimum Calculator

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

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, 1, 4, 5.

Step 2 - Order the values from smallest to largest.

In this problem: Ordering the values from smallest to largest gives 1, 2, 4, 5, 7.

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

In this problem: The first value is 1, so the minimum is 1.

Final answer: The minimum 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 smallest to largest.

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

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

In this problem: The first value is 3, so the minimum is 3.

Final answer: The minimum value is: