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Mean

Meredith Hurley  1 , Steven Tenny  2
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Mean

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The mean, which is also known as the average, is the total sum of values in a sample divided by the number of values in your sample. For example, to figure out a grade at the end of a course, you calculate the mean of all of your test scores. If you scored a 95%, 90%, 97%, and 92% on tests, your mean test score would be:

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Meredith Hurley declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Steven Tenny declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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