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The mean of a data set is __________.

a. the most commonly occurring data point in a data set
b. the arithmetic average of the data points in a data set
c. the middle point of a data set arranged in increasing order
d. the difference between the greatest and least data points in the data set

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The mean of a data set is B, the average of the data points in a data set.
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Answer:

The answer to this question is option "b".

Step-by-step explanation:

A dataset is a collection of data. In the dataset, it contains the files like(text file, audio file, image file, etc). The dataset contains a list of values for all the variable like height and weight of an object. In the dataset, each value is known as datum. It designates the common source of data. So the correct answer is option b.

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