FINDING THE MEAN

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I. Definition of the mean

The mean is the average of all values in a data set. It describes the typical value of the data set.
It is calculated by adding all of the data values together and then dividing by the number of data
values.
So the mean M is given by
The ∑ of data values
M=
The total number of data values

For example, find the mean of the data set with values 1,2,3,4 and 5.

II.Practice
LEVEL 1
Q1: Finding the mean of the following sets of data
a. 6,9,2,7,7,6,5,9,6 b. 16, 8, 12, 13, 13, 8, 8 ,17 c.2,4,7,1,5,9,2,7,8,0
Q2: Which of the following data sets has a mean of 59?
A. 52,76,23,50,15
B.81,34,85,21,76
C.74,79,27,59,56
D.90,64,49,13,50
Q3: 9 students score the following marks on a test : 34 67 86 58 51 52 71 65 58. Find the mean
score.
LEVEL 2
Q4: Given that the mean of the marks of 9 students is 45, determine of their marks.
Q5: Bill has the following data: 18, m, 11 , 15. If the mean is 13, find the value of m.
Q6: The mean of the given data set is 7. Find the missing value x .

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Q7: The 6 most recent customers at a bookstore bought the following numbers of books: 3 books, 2
books, 2 books, 2 books, 4 books and 5 books. What is the mean number of books bought?
Q8:Raina bought 5 boats for $23 694. Later, she bought another boat which was on sale for $1716.
Calculate the mean cost of all the boats that she bought.
Q9:In the soccer world cup, a team scored 32 total goals with a mean of 2 goals per game. How many
games did they play in total.
LEVEL 3
Q10: Consider the performances of two groups of students in the same metal arithmetic test out of 10
marks
Group X: 7, 6 ,6, 8, 6, 9,7 ,5 ,4, 7 Group Y: 9, 6 ,7 ,6 ,8 ,10 ,3 ,9 ,9 ,8 ,9
a. Calculate the mean mark for each group.
b. Which group perform better at the test ?
c. Is it unfair to compare the mean scores for these groups ?
Q11: Find the mean of the set of data in the line plot. If necessary, write your answer to the nearest
tenth.

Q12: Paper clips come in small boxes. When 50 boxes were sampled, the following numbers of clips
were counted in each box :

The manufacturer claims that the mean of the contents is exactly 80. Is his claim right ? Explain your
answer ?

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