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Visual Summary:  Computing the Mean from Raw Scores


Decide if you have a Population or a Sample

Population                                                                                   Sample


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Total Number of Scores = N
 


Total Number of Scores = n
 


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Sum the Scores



 

Sum the Scores



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Compute the Mean of the Population



 

Compute the Mean of the Sample


 


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