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Calculates the arithmetic average (the sum of all the observations divided by the number of observations).
| Column statistic |
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| MEAN(number) |
For number, specify the column number.
| Row statistic |
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| RMEAN(number,number,...) |
For number, specify each column number to define the length of the rows.
| Column | Calculator expression | Result |
|---|---|---|
| C1 contains 6, 3, 15 | MEAN (C1) | 8 |
| C1 contains 6, C2 contains 3, and C3 contains 15 | RMEAN (C1, C2, C3) | 8 |
Use the mean to describe an entire set of observations with a single value representing the center of the data. Many statistical analyses use the mean as a standard reference point.
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