Finding the Mean

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What is the mean?

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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 total count of numbers.

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How do you calculate the mean of a data set?

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To calculate the mean, add all the numbers in the data set together, then divide the sum by the number of items in the set.

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Find the mean of the following set of data: 14.2, 7.8, 11.5, 8, 10.5

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10.4

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Find the mean of these numbers: 2, 57, 38, 42, 6

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29

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

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4

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Find the mean of the eight data items given below: 2, 3, 5, 4, 5, 6, 3, 4

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The mean is 4.

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What is the average of the following data set: 25, 36, 40, 55, 22, 32, 51, 43?

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38

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What is the formula for calculating the mean?

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Mean = (Sum of all values) / (Number of values)

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If the mean of a data set is 10 and there are 5 numbers, what is the total sum of the numbers?

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The total sum is 50 (10 * 5).

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What happens to the mean if you add a number larger than the current mean?

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The mean will increase.