Mathematica > Data Manipulation > Statistical Data Analysis > Descriptive Statistics > Mean
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BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL

Mean

Mean[list]
gives the statistical mean of the elements in list.

Mean[dist]
gives the mean of the symbolic distribution dist.

DetailsDetails

  • Mean is also known as an expectation or average.
  • Mean[list] is equivalent to Total[list]/Length[list].
  • Mean handles both numerical and symbolic data.
  • Mean[{{x1, y1, ...}, {x2, y2, ...}, ...}] gives .
  • Mean works with SparseArray objects.
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