What is the arithmetic mean?
The arithmetic mean is a measure of central tendancy that is calculated by dividing the sum of observed values by the number of observations. For example: the arithmetic mean for age would be 30 for the following set of observations: John = 20, Joyce = 30, Jim = 40
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