Tool to compute a mean from numbers. The arithmetic mean (or commonly the mean/average) of a list of numbers is a statistical representation showing the distribution of the numbers in the list.
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Tool to compute a mean from numbers. The arithmetic mean (or commonly the mean/average) of a list of numbers is a statistical representation showing the distribution of the numbers in the list.
The arithmetic mean is the mathematical term to define what is commonly called mean or >average.
Take a list of $ n $ values (digits, numbers, natural or real numbers) $ X = \{x_1, x_2, \dots, x_n \} $. The arithmetic mean is defined by the sum of the values divided by the number of values $ n $.
$$ \bar{x} = {1 \over n} \ sum_{i=1}^n{x_i} $$
The arithmetic mean is generally used to give a general trend to a set of homogeneous data, possibly bounded, for example school marks between 0 and 20.
Example: The list of $ 4 $ numbers $ \{ 12, 14, 18, 13 \} $ its average value is $ (12+14+18+13)/4 = 14.25 $
This definition can be extended to a function, see function mean calculator.
To find the central value of a list, see median calculator.
When the values are assigned coefficients, see the weighted mean calculator.
Classic method : // pseudocode
function mean(array[N]) {
sum = 0
for i = 0; i < N ; i++ {
sum += array[i]
}
return sum / N
}
Optimized method for floats (avoid big values) : // pseudocode
function mean(array[N]) {
m = 0
for i = 0; i < N; i++) {
m += (array[i] - m)/(i+1);
}
return m
}
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