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    Mean & median calculator

    Summarize a set of scores, measurements or daily amounts in one calculation. The mean uses every value, while the median describes the middle of the sorted list, making it useful when an unusually large or small value skews the average.

    MAKE IT SIMPLE

    Separate numbers with commas, spaces or line breaks. Do not use thousands separators. Up to 10,000 numbers.

    Result

    Worked examples

    1, 2, 3, 4, 10

    Mean 4 · Median 3

    The sum is 20 across five numbers. The value 10 raises the mean above the middle value.

    -2, 0, 4, 6

    Mean 2 · Median 2

    The middle values are 0 and 4, so their midpoint is 2.

    Questions & answers

    Does average mean the same thing as median?

    Here, average means the arithmetic mean: sum divided by count. Median is the middle of the sorted list. A high outlier can change the mean substantially while changing the median very little.

    Can I enter weighted values?

    This tool gives each entered value equal weight. It does not calculate a weighted mean; enter repeated observations individually only when each occurrence is one observation.

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