Stage 34 · Statistics

34.3.5 The Weighted Mean

34.3 Where Is the Center of the Data: Central Tendency

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34.3.5 The Weighted Mean

Core idea

When the final exam counts for more than the homework, you score by weight; x̄ = Σwᵢxᵢ, where each weight wᵢ is how much that piece counts

Module goal. Represent a pile of numbers with a single number, master the mean, median, and mode along with their trade-offs, and understand when to use which
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