MEAN = AVERAGE

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What is the definition of mean in statistics?

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The mean, often referred to as the average, is the sum of a set of values divided by the number of values in the set.

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

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To calculate the mean, add all the numbers together and then divide by the total count of the numbers.

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What is the mean of the following set of numbers: 16, 5, 7, 12?

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10

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

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4

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Calculate the mean of the following numbers: 6, 9, 12, 5.

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8

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Calculate the mean of the following numbers: 23, 18, 9, 10, 5.

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13

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Calculate the mean of the following numbers: 10, 4, 5, 9.

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7

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

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The mean provides a measure of central tendency, helping to summarize a set of data points with a single value.

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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 in a dataset.

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How does the presence of outliers affect the mean?

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