Find the mean, median, mode and range of a list of numbers, with a plain explanation of how each average is worked out from your data.
About this tool
Find the mean, median, mode and range of a list of numbers.
How to use Mean, Median & Mode Calculator
- Enter your numbers separated by commas, spaces or new lines.
- Read the mean, median, mode and range.
- Follow the explanations to see how each one was found.
Worked example
For 3, 7, 7, 2, 9, 4, 7, 10, 1 the mean is about 5.56, the median is 7 and the mode is 7.
Which average should I use?
The mean uses every value, the median is better when there are extreme values, and the mode shows the most common value.
Can there be several modes?
Yes. If several values appear equally often, they are all modes; if every value appears once, there is no mode.
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