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What is the primary purpose of calculating the mean in statistics?

• To determine the most frequently occurring value

• To calculate the average of a data set

• To identify the range of a data set

• To find the middle value in a data set

Which of the following is the correct formula for calculating the mean?

• Sum of all values divided by two

• Sum of all values divided by the number of values

• Difference between the highest and lowest values

• Product of all values divided by the number of values

In which scenario is the mean most useful?

• When data is categorical

• When data has outliers

• When data is normally distributed

• When data is skewed

What is a potential drawback of using the mean?

• It is not a measure of central tendency

• It does not consider all data points

• It is difficult to calculate

• It is affected by extreme values

How does the mean help in understanding data?

• It provides a summary of the data set

• It identifies the median value

• It highlights the variability in data

• It shows the most common value