Arithmetic Mean

Definition of Arithmetic Mean (Average):

Arithmetic mean is commonly known as average. The average of a given set of numbers is called the arithmetic mean, or simply, the mean of the given numbers.

Thus, the arithmetic mean of a group of observations is defined as …

Mean = ^{(Sum of observations)}/_{(Number of observations)}

x is the symbol of the arithmetic mean.

Thus, the mean of n observation x₁, x₂, . . ., x_n, is given by

Where the symbol ∑ called sigma, stands for summation, and we write,

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Arithmetic Mean

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