Mean
Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-007064
A measure of central tendency, calculated as the sum of all values in a dataset divided by the number of values. This statistical parameter represents the average value of a set of observations. In analytical chemistry, it is often used to report the average result from multiple replicate measurements.
| Identifier | MLC-T-CHM-007064 |
|---|---|
| Field | Chemistry |
| Subject | Analytical Chemistry |
| Synonyms | average |
| References | Orange Book, 2nd ed., p. 4 (https://media.iupac.org/publications/analytical_compendium/) |
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