Question

What is the average of a data set?

• A. $\frac{\text{Product of all the observations}}{\text{Number of observations}}$
• B. $\frac{\text{Sum of all the observations}}{\text{Number of observations}}$
• C. $\frac{\text{Number of all the observations}}{\text{Product of observations}}$
• D. $\frac{\text{Number of all the observations}}{\text{Sum of observations}}$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $\frac{\text{Sum of all the observations}}{\text{Number of observations}}$

Average of a dataset
= $\frac{\text{Sum of all the observations}}{\text{Number of observations}}$