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    Mean

    a number that measures the central tendency; a common name for mean is "average." The term "mean" is a shortened form of "arithmetic mean." By definition, the mean for a sample (denoted by x – ) is x –  =  Sum of all values in the sample Number of values in the sample , and the mean for a population (denoted by μ ) is μ  =  Sum of all values in the population Number of values in the population .

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