Is the mean always equal to a value in a data set

Question

Is the mean always equal to the data set

 

Answer 1

Kristen,

The mean, also known as the average, is what you get when you add all the values and divide by the number of values.  Say I have a small data set  2 and 4.  (2+4)/2 = 3   3 is the mean, but it is not a member of the data set.

Make sense?

Mary