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Mean[data]
gives the mean estimate of the elements in data.
Mean[dist]
gives the mean of the distribution dist.
DetailsMeans of elements in each column:
Mean of a parametric distribution:
Scope (22) Basic Uses (6)Exact input yields exact output:
Approximate input yields approximate output:
Find the mean of WeightedData:
Find the mean of EventData:
Find the mean of a TimeSeries:
The mean depends only on the values:
Find the mean of data involving quantities:
Array Data (5)Mean for a matrix gives columnwise means:
Mean for a arrays gives columnwise means at the first level:
When the input is an Association, Mean works on its values:
SparseArray data can be used just like dense arrays:
Find mean of a QuantityArray:
Image and Audio Data (2)Channel-wise mean value of an RGB image:
Mean intensity value of a grayscale image:
On audio objects, Mean works channel-wise:
Date and Time (4)Compute the weighted mean of dates:
Compute the mean of dates given in different calendars:
The mean is given in one of the input calendars:
List of times with different time zone specifications:
Distributions and Processes (5)Find the mean for univariate distributions:
Mean for derived distributions:
Mean for distributions with quantities:
Mean function for a continuous-time random and discrete-state process:
Find the mean of TemporalData at some time t=0.5:
Find the mean function together with all the simulations:
Applications (11) Basic Applications (5)The mean represents the center of mass for a distribution:
The mean for distributions without a single mode:
The mean for multivariate distributions:
Mean values of cells in a sequence of steps of 2D cellular automaton evolution:
Compute means for slices of a collection of paths of a random process:
Applications (6)Find the mean height for the children in a class:
Find the mean height for the children in a class:
Find the mean strength for 480 samples of ceramic material:
Plot a Histogram for the data with mean position highlighted:
Compute the probability that the strength exceeds the mean:
Compute the mean lifetime for a quantity subject to exponential decay with rate :
Smooth an irregularly spaced time series by computing a moving mean:
A vacuum system in a small electron accelerator contains 20 vacuum bulbs arranged in a circle. The vacuum system fails if at least 3 adjacent vacuum bulbs fail:
Compute the mean time to failure:
Properties & Relations (17) Possible Issues (1)Outliers can have a disproportionate effect on Mean:
Use TrimmedMean to ignore a fraction of the smallest and largest elements:
Use Median as something much less sensitive to outliers:
Neat Examples (1)The distribution of Mean estimates for 10, 100, and 300 samples:
Wolfram Research (2003), Mean, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Mean.html (updated 2024). TextWolfram Research (2003), Mean, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Mean.html (updated 2024).
CMSWolfram Language. 2003. "Mean." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2024. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Mean.html.
APAWolfram Language. (2003). Mean. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Mean.html
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