Method
The mean adds every number and divides by the count. The median is the middle value after sorting the list.
Find the mean, median, minimum, and maximum of a number list.
Paste a list of values and see the centre and range at a glance.
Enter numbers separated by commas, spaces, or new lines. Mean and median describe the set differently: the mean uses every value, while the median is the middle after sorting.
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The mean adds every number and divides by the count. The median is the middle value after sorting the list.
Paste or type numbers separated by commas, spaces, or new lines.
Mean can be pulled by unusually high or low values; median shows the middle of the sorted list.
The values 12, 18, 15, and 21 have a mean of 16.5 and a median of 16.5.
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