Mean

 

The mean is the arithmetic average of the data values. It is the sum of the data values divided by the number of data values.

 

Population Mean ()

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Sample Mean () 

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where

N

= number of data values for a population

n

= number of data values for a sample

xi

= ith data value

 

 

See Also

Data Statistics

95% and 99% Confidence Interval for the Mean

Average Deviation

Coefficient of Kurtosis

Coefficient of Skewness

Coefficient of Variation

Critical Value of K-S Statistic at 90%, 95%, and 99% Significance Level

Kolmogorov-Smirnov Goodness of Fit Statistic for Normal Distribution

Standard Deviation

Standard Error of the Mean

Statistics References

Variance