Usage Entry 534 / 1011 60-second read

Mean vs. Median

Arithmetic average versus middle value.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

The mean house price is $200,000 (it’s actually the median).

✓ Correct

The median house price is $200,000.

The ruleii

MEAN = average. MEDIAN = middle value.

MEAN is the arithmetic average — sum divided by count. MEDIAN is the middle value when the data is sorted.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Median is in the Middle."

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