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Median vs. Mean
Median
Examples:
The median score on the test was 75 out of 100.A median salary for teachers varies by state.Locate the median point to divide the data evenly.
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Mean
/miːn/Examples:
She knew now that he meant to speak."Well, I have discovered the means of reconciling everything," cried Pelisson.The clock's hands said six, meaning eighteen.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Mean is the mathematical term for the average of a set of numbers.
- The median represents the middle value in a sorted list of numbers.
- To calculate a mean, add up all the numbers and divide by the count; for a median, arrange numbers in order and find the central number.
- Mean and median can be the same if all numbers are identical or symmetrically distributed.
- Mean is affected by extremely high or low numbers, whereas median is not.
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