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To: rhet0ric who wrote (8763)	2/25/1998 10:08:00 AM
From: Sowbug	Respond to of 213173

Arithmetic mean = sum of members in a sample divided by number of members in the sample. Median = a value that is exceeded by half the members of the sample. When people say "average," they usually mean "arithmetic mean."

To: rhet0ric who wrote (8763)	2/25/1998 10:43:00 AM
From: Eric Yang	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 213173

Actually, I believe "mean" is the middle term in a series. It's usually close to the average, but sometimes it can be significantly different. For instance, in the series "1,1,1,1,16" the mean is 1 but the average is 4 Nope...you've got it backwards. "Mean" = average = arithmetic mean "Median" = a value among a series where there would be equal number of values above and below Hehe...guys this is SI. We're suppose to know this like the back of our hands. I've signed all of us up for Statistics 101. ;-) Eric