
Which "mean" to use and when? - Cross Validated
So we have arithmetic mean (AM), geometric mean (GM) and harmonic mean (HM). Their mathematical formulation is also well known along with their associated stereotypical examples (e.g., Harmonic mea...
Difference in Means vs. Mean Difference - Cross Validated
Apr 29, 2015 · When studying two independent samples means, we are told we are looking at the "difference of two means". This means we take the mean from population 1 ($\\bar y_1$) and …
Why is Standard Deviation preferred over Absolute Deviations from the …
Jan 7, 2025 · The mean is the number that minimizes the sum of squared deviations. Absolute mean deviation achieves point (1), and absolute median deviation achieves both points (1) and (3).
mean - "Averaging" variances - Cross Validated
May 6, 2017 · Context is everything here. Are these theoretical variances (moments of distributions), or sample variances? If they are sample variances, what is the relation between the samples? Do they …
What is implied by standard deviation being much larger than the mean?
What does it imply for standard deviation being more than twice the mean? Our data is timing data from event durations and so strictly positive. (Sometimes very small negatives show up due to clock
What is the difference between "mean value" and "average"?
The mean you described (the arithmetic mean) is what people typically mean when they say mean and, yes, that is the same as average. The only ambiguity that can occur is when someone is using a …
mean - Difference between standard error and standard deviation
Nov 3, 2017 · I'm struggling to understand the difference between the standard error and the standard deviation. How are they different and why do you need to measure the standard ...
What is the difference between Mean Squared Deviation and Variance?
Oct 10, 2016 · I also guess that some people prefer using mean squared deviation as a name for variance because it is more descriptive -- you instantly know from the name what someone is talking …
Will the mean of a set of means always be the same as the mean …
Jan 13, 2015 · The above calculations also demonstrate that there is no general order between the mean of the means and the overall mean. In other words, the hypotheses "mean of means is always …
How to calculate `mean` and `sd` of lognormal distribution based on ...
May 29, 2020 · Lognormal distribution as below: estimate meanlog 6.0515 sdlog 0.3703 How to calculate the mean and sd of this distribution?