The terms "average" and "mean" are often used interchangeably in everyday language, but they can have distinct meanings in statistics.
1. **Mean**: This is a specific type of average. The mean is calculated by adding up all the values in a data set and then dividing by the number of values. For example, for the numbers 2, 3, and 5, the mean would be (2 + 3 + 5) / 3 = 10 / 3 ≈ 3.33.
2. **Average**: This term is more general and can refer to