What does the mean of a dataset represent? A) The middle value of the dataset when it is ordered from least to greatest. B) The most frequently occurring value in the dataset. C) The difference between the highest and lowest values in the dataset. D) The average value of all the items in the dataset.
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The mean is a measure of central tendency, which is a way to describe the center of a data set. It is calculated by adding up all the values in the dataset and then dividing by the number of values. Show more…
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