Mean of a Data Set

Mean of a Data Set

By Samantha Holt

What is mean?

​The mean is the mathematical average of a set of two or more numbers. Your grades in skyward are calculated by finding the mean.

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How do you calculate the average (mean) of a data set?

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In order to find the average or mean of a set of data, you need to add all of the numbers first and then

by how many numbers are in the list.

Multiple Choice

Find the mean of the set of data.

5, 8, 12, 4, 3, 5, 2, 1

• 40

• 8

• 5

• 320

Multiple Choice

Find the mean of the set of data.

25, 28, 40, 30, 27, 25, 55, 28, 44, 48

• 35

• 350

• 9

• 45.3

Draw

Pick 6 numbers. Find the mean.

Open Ended

In your own words, how do you find the mean of a set of data?