Why Few Math Students Actually Understand the Meaning of Means

Did you know there is more than one way to calculate the mean? Mathematics has many means! Arithmetic mean, geometric mean, harmonic mean, least squares mean, and many many more. Why so many means? We tackle this question in this video to better understand why students too often misunderstand the meaning of a mean.

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Created by Doug Corey

Script: Doug Corey and Jennifer Canizales
Audio: Doug Corey
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