Derived Statistics
Other than being a component of every statistic that uses all samples, the sample extrema are important parts of the range, a measure of dispersion, and mid-range, a measure of location. They also realize the maximum absolute deviation: they are the furthest points from any given point, particularly a measure of center such as the median or mean.
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