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Is it true that in large data sets the mean is always one of the data values?
No. Here's one set of data where the mean is not one of the values: a set of 250,000 numbers. 125,000 of them are "1", 125,000 are "3". The mean of this data set is "2", which is not among the data.
What happens to the mean of a data set when you add a cluster near one end of the original data set?
The mean of the new data set is shifted from the mean of the original set, in the direction of the added cluster. We note that the same would be true if only a single new element were added.
The average of a set of data is called what?
the mean.
How do you find the average or mean in a set of data?
First, you add all of the numbers in the set together. Then, you divde the sum by however many numbers there are in the set of data. Your quotient is the average/mean.
What is the average of the values called in a data set?
The Mean.
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