mean
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- noun
- /miːn/
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- In statistics, the mean is the value you get when you add up all the numbers and divide by how many there are.
- mean (SD)
- mean score
- mean (standard deviation)
So the population mean weight, pop mean weight.
- So the population mean weight, pop mean weight.
- Really key here, as we're going to see in other sections, is the mean, the middle.
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This is the density function and we have to find the mean of Y and the variance of Y.
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A cursory examination of the descriptive statistics reveals higher mean scores for errors in tonal melodies.
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Studying my player history, ran it through your algorithm, saw that I was playing way above my mean.
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For the strategic management course, the mean was also significant at p < .0001.
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OK, now we just want to compute what is the mean and variance of the portfolio.
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The samples were analyzed in triplicate, and the mean of the two closest was reported.
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School percentages were computed by calculating the grand mean score for all who completed the form.
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For the Volunteer Group, the mean missed was 4.73 with a standard deviation of 1.26.
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Scoring for the WIST is based on a mean of 100.0 and a standard deviation of 15.0.
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In our study, the mean DASH score at a mean of 18.5 months postoperatively was 11.79.
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Synonyms
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The average value from many results of a random event
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A value that shows the typical level in a set of data
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You find the average result you expect by adding each possible outcome times its chance
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The average of a set of numbers that you get by adding them and dividing by how many there are
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The average of numbers found by adding them and dividing by how many there are
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A number you get when you add numbers and divide by how many numbers there are
A short form of average showing a typical number, like batting average
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Compounds
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A set of JavaScript tools for building web applications using MongoDB, Express, Angular and Node.js
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The average of numbers found by adding them and dividing by how many there are
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A number you get when you add numbers and divide by how many numbers there are
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Average of the farthest and nearest distances of a planet or satellite from the body it orbits
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An average of positive numbers found by multiplying them and taking the root for the number of items
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An average for rates found by dividing the number of values by the sum of 1 divided by each value
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Average time for Earth to turn once so the Sun appears in the same place, about 24 hours
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Time kept by an imaginary sun moving at a steady speed used for standard clocks
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The average distance of each number from the group's average
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An imaginary sun that moves at a steady speed across the sky to measure time
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Time kept by an imaginary sun that moves evenly across the sky to set clocks
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A special ratio where the small part to the big part equals the big part to the whole
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A very high or very low result usually comes before a result closer to the average
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An average that gives some numbers more importance using assigned values
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An average where some numbers count more than others, for example when scores have different importance
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A type of average where you replace the highest and lowest values with closer values before finding the average
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Etymology
Mean as the mathematical noun for an average comes from a word meaning 'middle', like median or 'middle'. So the mathematical mean is a way to find the middle value of a set of numbers.