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Mean (Average)

The arithmetic average of a data set.

Variables

xᵢ
Data values
n
Number of values

Explanation

Add all values and divide by the count. The mean is sensitive to outliers; the median is more robust.

Example

Mean of 2, 4, 9 is .

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