When should I use Median instead of Mean?
Use the Median when your data has extreme outliers or is heavily skewed, as the Median is unaffected by extreme high or low values.
Mean, median and mode of a list of numbers.
Calculates the arithmetic Mean, Median, Mode, Range, and geometric average across any numerical data series with step-by-step working.
Arithmetic Mean = Sum(x_i) / n | Median = Middle Value (or average of two middle values) when sorted
Mean evaluates arithmetic center; Median finds the 50th percentile midpoint resilient against extreme statistical outliers.
Inputs: Numbers: 75, 80, 85, 90, 100 (Count n = 5)
Summary: Mean = 86.0 | Median = 85.0 | Range = 25 | Sum = 430
Use the Median when your data has extreme outliers or is heavily skewed, as the Median is unaffected by extreme high or low values.
The value that appears most frequently in a dataset; if all numbers appear with equal frequency, there is no mode.
Sort the list, locate the two middle values, and calculate their arithmetic mean.