Thursday, March 6, 2008

Arithmetic Mean

Formula:



Description:

This is usually what people refer to when they talk about a mean or average. It is the sum of the items, divided by the number of items.

Example:

There are 4 students in a class. Their final grades are 50, 60, 75 and 90. What is the average for the class?

Average for the class = (50+60+75+90)/4 = 68.75