๐Ÿ“Šap statistics review

Weighted mean

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

The mean of a combined dataset calculated by multiplying each group's mean by its weight (frequency or count), summing those products, and dividing by the total weight.

AP course connection

Topic 1.7: 1.7 Summary Statistics for a Quantitative Variable

Unit 1

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