{
"query": {
"display": "average $$2,\\:4,\\:4,\\:5,\\:6,\\:6,\\:7,\\:8,\\:12$$",
"symbolab_question": "STATISTICS#arithmeticmean 2,4,4,5,6,6,7,8,12"
},
"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Statistics",
"topic": "arithmeticmean",
"subTopic": "Other",
"default": "6"
},
"steps": {
"type": "interim",
"title": "Arithmetic Mean (average) of $$2,\\:4,\\:4,\\:5,\\:6,\\:6,\\:7,\\:8,\\:12:{\\quad}6$$",
"steps": [
{
"type": "definition",
"title": "Arithmetic Mean",
"text": "The arithemtic mean (average) is the sum of the values in the set divided by the number of elements in that set.<br/>If our data set contains the values $$a_{1},\\:\\ldots\\:,\\:a_{n}$$ (n elements) then the average$$=\\frac{1}{n}\\sum_{i=1}^{n}a_{i}\\:$$"
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Compute the sum of the data set:$${\\quad}\\sum_{i=1}^{n}a_{i}=54$$",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Take the sum of $$2,\\:4,\\:4,\\:5,\\:6,\\:6,\\:7,\\:8,\\:12$$",
"result": "2+4+4+5+6+6+7+8+12"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "54"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Take Sum Of Set Title 0Eq"
}
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Compute the number of terms in the data set:$${\\quad}n=9$$",
"input": "2,\\:4,\\:4,\\:5,\\:6,\\:6,\\:7,\\:8,\\:12",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Count the number of terms in the data set",
"result": "\\begin{Bmatrix}2&4&4&5&6&6&7&8&12\\\\1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8&9\\end{Bmatrix}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "The number of terms in the data set is",
"result": "9"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Compute Number Terms Specific 0Eq",
"gptData": "pG0PljGlka7rWtIVHz2xyoU2cWyPLDgE1QLLHeauuc3K5O+fXcZudMI+14ZU5ZwQp9wy31HdDJRMD4uiaWz07swGDq7iA6052JsaffwjYCBMwz5bj4eAGccbyVkXotCzNcLJh3xr3BssPn0NSNFgE4EFMST8lDZxn1Yq5HMKVTuBfctShSHh6o1KVeK66PNwqHlHmj2LEZNQA+tirpyA3vsgXRauuNBTJjmQEDk/XzCwiNrEngO+NNvZ9sqNu+2V"
}
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Divide the sum by the number of terms and simplify:$${\\quad}6$$",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Divide the sum by the number of terms:$${\\quad}\\frac{\\sum_{i=1}^{n}a_{i}}{n}=\\frac{54}{9}$$",
"result": "\\frac{54}{9}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "6"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Compute The Average Title 0Eq"
}
},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=6"
}
]
}
}
Solution
average
Solution
Solution steps
Compute the sum of the data set:
Compute the number of terms in the data set:
Divide the sum by the number of terms and simplify:
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