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Old December 25th 03, 10:10 PM
phil hunt
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On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 16:24:37 -0500, Dave Holford wrote:

The Average is the total of the values divided by the number of values -
in the example above it would be 23.8

The Mean is the value midway between the values of the smallest and
largest terms -
in the example above it would be 51


No, the mean is your definition of average, above.

The Median is the middle value of a series arranged in order of size -
in the example above it would be 6


Correct.


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