What Is the Formula for the Arithmetic Mean as Calculated

question 146

Multiple Choice

What is the formula for the arithmetic mean as calculated from a frequency distribution?

• A) "summation of fx" divided by N
• B) "summation of the absolute deviations" divided by N
• C) "summation of x" divided by N
• D) None of these

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