Mean, median and mode.
Three ways to say where the middle of your numbers is, when they disagree, and how the page handles two modes or none.
By Suraj Kumar2 min read
Three middles, each useful for a different question.
Three middles.
The mean adds everything up, so one huge value pulls it; the median is the middle once sorted, so it does not move for outliers; the mode is what appears most.
Two modes, or none.
Every value that appears most often is listed; when nothing repeats, the page says there is no mode.
An even count.
With an even count the median is halfway between the two middle numbers.
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Topics: mean median mode calculator · mean median mode · average · median · mode
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