Mean

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What is the definition of mean in statistics?

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The mean is the average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding all the numbers together and dividing by the count of numbers.

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How do you calculate the mean of a set of numbers?

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To calculate the mean, sum all the numbers in the set and then divide by the total number of values in that set.

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What is the mean of the following numbers: 4, 5, 5, 2, 3, 3, 2, 8?

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The mean is 4.

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Calculate the mean of these numbers: 2, 9, 10, 6, 8.

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The mean is 7.

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What is the mean of the following set: 99, 87, 84, 91, 97, 86, 83, 90, 93?

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The mean is 90.

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If Mary read six books in January, four in February, and eight in March, what is the average number of books read per month?

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The average is 6 books per month.

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Find the mean of these numbers: 1.4, 2.8, 2.4, 2.5, 2.8, 3.1, 1.1.

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The mean is 2.3.

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What is the importance of calculating the mean in data analysis?

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Calculating the mean helps summarize a set of data with a single value that represents the central tendency.

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What is the difference between mean, median, and mode?

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Mean is the average, median is the middle value when data is ordered, and mode is the most frequently occurring value.

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How does the presence of outliers affect the mean?

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Outliers can skew the mean, making it higher or lower than the central tendency of the majority of the data.