Average Calculator
Calculate mean, median, mode, and more from your data
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💡 Tip: You can paste data directly from Excel or Google Sheets
Mean (Avg)
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Median
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Mode
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Range
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Sum
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Count
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📈 Sorted Data
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📉 Additional Stats
Minimum
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Maximum
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Standard Deviation
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Variance
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Difference between Mean, Median, and Mode
Mean (Average)
The sum of all values divided by the count of values. Best for symmetric distributions.
Mean = (Σx) / n
Example: (5 + 10 + 15) / 3 = 10
Median (Middle)
The middle value when data is sorted. Best for skewed distributions or outliers.
Middle value of sorted data
Example: 5, 10, 15 → Median = 10
Mode (Most Frequent)
The value that appears most often. Can have no mode, one mode, or multiple modes.
Most frequent value(s)
Example: 5, 10, 10, 15 → Mode = 10
When to Use Each Measure?
📊 Use Mean for:
- • Test scores and grades
- • Financial data (salaries, prices)
- • Scientific measurements
- • Data without extreme outliers
📈 Use Median for:
- • Income distribution (resists outliers)
- • Real estate prices
- • Housing costs
- • Skewed or asymmetric data
🎯 Use Mode for:
- • Categorical data analysis
- • Finding most popular items
- • Survey responses
- • Manufacturing (most common defect)
⚠️ Watch Out for:
- • Mean is sensitive to outliers
- • Median ignores the magnitude of values
- • Mode may not exist or be multiple
- • Always check your data distribution