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average number used to represent or characterize a group of numbers. The most common type of average is the arithmetic mean . See median ; mode .

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A Dictionary of Sociology | 1998 | | Â© A Dictionary of Sociology 1998, originally published by Oxford University Press 1998. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

average, averaging See CENTRAL TENDENCY (MEASURES OF).

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average In statistics, a summary of the data using a single value. The data may be summarized by the mean, median, or mode values. See also VARIANCE.

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