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The mean most commonly refers to the arithmetic mean, but may refer to some

other form of mean, such as harmonic or geometric (see the Wikipedia article). Thus,
when used without qualification, I think most people would assume that "mean" refers
to the arithmetic mean.

Average has many meanings, some of which are much less mathematical than the
term "mean". Even within the context of numerical summaries, "average" can refer to a
broad range of measures of central tendency.

Thus, the arithmetic mean is one type of average. Arguably, when used without
qualification the average of a numeric variable often is meant to refer to the arithmetic
mean.
The mean you described (the arithmetic mean) is what people typically intend when they

say "mean" and, yes, that is the same as average. The only ambiguity that can occur is
when someone is using a different type of mean, such as the geometric mean or the
harmonic mean, but I think it is implicit from your question that you were talking about the
arithmetic mean

I see "average" and "mean" used mostly as synonyms. One author who draws a clear
distinction is Donald Wheeler, in "Advanced Topics in Statistical Quality Control." He
declares that the "average" is a statistic determined by some arithmetic procedure, whereas
"mean" is a parameter, specifying location of a distribution. By way of example, he writes
that one could calculate an "average" telephone number, which would be meaningless
(pun?). The average (a statistic) is an unbiased estimate of the mean (a parameter).

Mean (rata-rata) paling sering mengacu pada rata-rata aritmatika, tetapi bisa
merujuk ke bentuk lain dari rata-rata, seperti harmonik atau geometris (artikel
Wikipedia. Rata-rata dapat merujuk ke berbagai ukuran pemusatan.
Dengan demikian, mean aritmetik adalah salah satu jenis rata-rata.
Diperdebatkan, bila digunakan tanpa kualifikasi rata-rata dari variabel numerik
sering dimaksudkan untuk merujuk pada mean aritmetik.
Mean Anda dijelaskan (mean aritmetik) adalah apa yang orang biasanya ingin
ketika mereka mengatakan "berarti" dan, ya, itu adalah sama dengan rata-rata.
Satu-satunya ambiguitas yang dapat terjadi adalah ketika seseorang menggunakan
berbagai jenis rata-rata, seperti mean geometrik atau mean harmonik, tapi saya
pikir itu adalah implisit dari pertanyaan Anda bahwa Anda sedang berbicara tentang
mean aritmetik

Saya melihat "rata-rata" dan "berarti" yang digunakan kebanyakan sebagai sinonim.
Salah satu penulis yang menggambarkan perbedaan yang jelas adalah Donald
Wheeler, di "Topik Advanced di statistik Quality Control." Dia menyatakan bahwa
"rata-rata" adalah statistik ditentukan oleh beberapa prosedur aritmatika,
sedangkan "berarti" adalah parameter, menentukan lokasi distribusi. Sebagai
contoh, ia menulis bahwa orang bisa menghitung jumlah "rata-rata" telepon, yang
akan menjadi tidak berarti (pun?). Rata-rata (statistik) adalah perkiraan berisi mean
(parameter).

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