Question

What is the mean of the data set?



{32, 33, 34, 34, 36, 38, 38, 38, 40, 42}

Answer 1

The ansewer is 36.6

Explanation:

Add them altogether, then divide by how many numbers there are

Answer 2

The "mean" is just the regular arithmetic average:

sum of all terms / number of terms...

In this case:

(32+33+34+34+36+38+38+38+40+42)/10

36.5