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What is the difference between the mean and median

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The mean is an average general view of the data while median is the value which divides a distribution into two equal parts showing where 50% of the data lies.

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Explanation:

The mean and median are both ways to describe the center of a set of numbers.

What is the mean and how do you find it?

The mean is the average of all the numbers in the set. To find the mean, you add up all the numbers and divide by how many there are.

What is the median and how do you find it?

The median is the middle number in a set of numbers when they are arranged in order from smallest to largest. If there are two numbers in the middle, then the answer is simply whatever is between them.

(Ex. if the numbers were 3 and 4, the median will be 3.5.)

So, what's the difference?

The biggest difference between the mean and median is that the mean is affected by outliers, which are values that are much larger or smaller than the other values in a set of data. If there are outliers in a data set, the mean will be affected more than the median.

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