Question

Work out the mean for the data set below: 6.8, 5.7, 0.8, 4.7, 1.3 Give your answer as a decimal.​

Answer 1

The answer I got was 3.86. Heres a rhyme that I learned a while ago to remember how to find it:
Hey diddle diddle
Median is the middle
You add and divide for the Mean
The Mode is the one that appears the most
And the Range is the difference between

Answer 2

mean = 3.86

Explanation:

mean is calculated as

mean =
`(sum)/(count)` =
`(6.8+5.7+0.8+4.7+1.3)/(5)` =
`(19.3)/(5)` = 3.86