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Mean

The Mean of a Data Set

The mean of a set of numbers, sometimes simply called the average , is the sum of the data divided by the total number of data.

Example :

Find the mean of the set { 2 , 5 , 5 , 6 , 8 , 8 , 9 , 11 } .

There are 8 numbers in the set. Add them all, and then divide by 8 .

2 + 5 + 5 + 6 + 8 + 8 + 9 + 11 8 = 54 8 = 6.75

So, the mean is 6.75 .